Legal Opinion
University of Pennsylvania's Trustees v. Coxe's Exrs.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 23, 1923No. Appeal, No. 310PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Eckley B. Coxe, Jr., in his lifetime, was president of the Board of Managers of the Museum of the University *515of Pennsylvania and, to enable the institution to raise funds, decedent, on January 30, 1912, signed the following writing: “We, the subscribers, agree to pay to the treasurer for the time-being of the University of Pennsylvania, at such times as he shall request, unless other times are mentioned at our signatures, the sums respectively set opposite our names, for the University Museum.” While this did not specify the precise object of the subscription, it…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums v. Trustees of the UniversitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Weiskircher v. ConnellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Thompson v. SchochSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance on Lives & Granting Annuities v. SwainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Eastern States Agricultural & Industrial League v. Estate of VailSupreme Court of Vermont · 1924
- Deal's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Bryn Mawr Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1936
- Weigand v. Standard Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Rouff v. Washington & Lee UniversityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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