 By what rule of construction could it be said, all objects of liberality and benevolence are excluded, which do not fall within the Statute of Elizabeth ? The question is, not, whether he may not apply it upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether...  A Treatise on the Law of Legacies - Page 1239by Roper Stote Donnison Roper, Henry Hopley White - 1847 - 1901 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anthony Highmore - Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations - 1809 - 632 pages
...excluded, which do not fall within the statute of Eliz. ? The question is not, whether he may not apply it upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he...aware of any case in which the bequest has been held charita- A We, where the testator has not either used that word to denote his general purpose, or specified... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1819 - 816 pages
...been purposely avoided in this will. The question is not, whether the Bishop may not apply the residue upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he is bound so to apply it.* The statute appoints a mode of inquiring into, and enforcing all charitable uses, bequests, &.C. by... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1827 - 656 pages
...which do not fall within the Statute of Elizabeth? The question is, not, whether he may not apply it upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he...Court has determined to be charitable in its nature (65). All • the cases upon that subject are to be found in the report of Moggridge v. Thackwell.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 1052 pages
...testator's intention, the promotion of science. In Morice v. the Bishop of Durham (1), Sir W. Grant said, " I am not aware of any case in which the bequest has...Court has determined to be charitable in its nature." In the same case (1) 9 Ves. 406. on appeal, Lord Eldon (2) said, " Then looking back to the history... | |
 | Francis Vesey, Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1844 - 490 pages
...which do not fall within the Statute of Elizabeth ? The question is, not, whether he may not apply it upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he...Court has determined to be charitable in its nature (2). All the cases upon that subject are to be found in the report of Moggridge v. Thackwel1. Brown... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Charles Beavan - Equity - 1844 - 726 pages
...(a) 9 Vet, 399. 1842. Grant there said, " The question is not whether the trustee may not apply it upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he is bound so to apply it." The decision of Sir W. Grant was afterwards affirmed by Lord Eldon. (a) In James v. Allen (b) the bequest... | |
 | Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors - Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 666 pages
...Grant, in Morice v. Bishop of Durham, the question is not whether the trustee may apply the estate upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he is bound so to apply it." So also in Crum v. Bliss, 47 Conn,, 603, the court say — " The will must be carried out as made if... | |
 | Owen Davies Tudor - Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations - 1862 - 702 pages
...which do not fall within the Statute of Elizabeth ? The question is, not whether he may not apply it upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he...not aware of any case, in which the bequest has been hold charitable, where the testator has not either used that word to denote his general purpose, or... | |
 | F. A. P. Hamilton - Charities - 1879 - 218 pages
...desires. Thus, as Sir William Grant, MR, says, in Morice v. the Bishop of Durham (9 Ves., 399) : " I am not aware of any case in which the bequest has been held charitable, when the testator has not used that word to denote his general purpose, or specified some particular... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1879 - 886 pages
...GRANT in Morice v. The Bishop of Durham, " the question is not whether the trustee may apply the estate upon purposes strictly charitable, but whether he is bound so to apply it." We advise that the property in dispute be distributed to the heirs at law of the testatrix. In this... | |
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