Lee Trust
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County
1Opinion of the Court
ACKER, J.,
Through amotion for summary judgment in a matter arising from a petition for rule to show cause, this court is asked to affirm the contemplated action of the trustee to change beneficiaries based on the premise that alcoholism is now an illness totally unaffected by prior persuasion and activities of organizations espousing prohibition and that the trust goals are generally acknowledged to be unattainable. Wherefore, it is claimed the funds should be used for public betterment or welfare, i.e., an outpatient alcoholic clinic. The trust involved is one-third of the residual estate,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Schacter v. AlbertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- McFadden v. American Oil Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- KOTWASINSKI v. RASNERSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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