case neal case Lord chancellor king Eq can ab pl No objection that the  committee of the lunatic person be the next of kin to the lunatic and will  come in for a share by the statute of distribution it be for the interest of  the next of kin to prolong the lunatic life whereby his personal estate will  be increase two sister of a lunatic petition for the custody of her person the  petitioner be not the heir at law but a decease brother son be the lunatic  estate consist of pound in money and a freehold estate of pound per annum for  her life only and a niece a decease sister daughter put in a cross petition  recommend a three person to be committee object against the two sister that  there be a personal estate they will be entitle to a distributive share  thereof within the statute for which reason be likely to gain by the death of  the lunatic they ought not to be the committee so that the person who the  niece recommend ought to have it rather than the sister Mr solicitor general  there be not the same objection against the next of kin of the lunatic on  account of the personal estate as there be against the heir with regard to the  real estate see judge dorm case ante for the personal estate may increase and  probable peer William will by good management during the life of the lunatic  thus the long the lunatic life it will be the better for the next of kiln  consequent it be for their interest to preserve and prolong the lunatic life  whereas the real estate can be increase the same distinction be take by the  Lord chancellor king in a petition ex part Ludlow mich post and it appear that  the niece who have prefer the cross petition do recommend a necessitous man to  be the committee of the person one who be a daylabourer and a molecatcher and  have but a very mean cottage with only one fireplace in the whole house which  be a argument the niece do not care what become of her lunatic aunt his  lordship grant the commitment of the person of the lunatic to her two sister  and both party agree that the commitment of the estate shall go to one bean a  neighbour gentleman of a fair character who be likely to manage it to the best  advantage peer William er p