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03/10/2002
Court rules Co Down heiress will not return to jail
A woman jailed for 14 days for refusing to return valuable antiques she took from her family's ancestral home has been told she will not have to return to jail.
Marion Russell (33), a relative of the Earl of Kilmorey, was jailed last month after being held in contempt of court for refusing to return £250,000 worth of heirlooms to the family home at Mourne Park House near Kilkeel.
However, an injunction, which was made against her by her sister, Mrs Debonair Horsman, and brother, Philip Anley, was lifted today in Belfast's High Court meaning she won't have to spend a second spell behind bars.
The legal action against Mrs Russell stems from her refusal to return the antiques she took from the family's ancestral home at Mourne Park. Her siblings have demanded the cache be returned so that an agreed list of ownership can be drawn up.
However, the Co Down heiress argued that she claimed possession of the antiques - which are valued at one-third of the total value of the assets of the house – as her part of an inheritance.
(MB)
Marion Russell (33), a relative of the Earl of Kilmorey, was jailed last month after being held in contempt of court for refusing to return £250,000 worth of heirlooms to the family home at Mourne Park House near Kilkeel.
However, an injunction, which was made against her by her sister, Mrs Debonair Horsman, and brother, Philip Anley, was lifted today in Belfast's High Court meaning she won't have to spend a second spell behind bars.
The legal action against Mrs Russell stems from her refusal to return the antiques she took from the family's ancestral home at Mourne Park. Her siblings have demanded the cache be returned so that an agreed list of ownership can be drawn up.
However, the Co Down heiress argued that she claimed possession of the antiques - which are valued at one-third of the total value of the assets of the house – as her part of an inheritance.
(MB)
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