Legal Opinion
Wilbur v. University of Vermont
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 10, 1970No. 139PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C.J.
The purpose of this action in chancery is to terminate a charitable trust and compel the reversion of its assets to the residuary estate of the deceased donor. The cause comes to this Court for the second time, as an appeal before final judgment. As before, we are asked to reject the appeal for procedural reasons.
When the case was previously here, it was remanded to allow the chancery court to hear and determine the petition of the United States of America and the Library of Congress to intervene. The defendant was granted a limited time from the chancellor’s order on the intervention “to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jones v. HabershamSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- MacKenzie v. Trustees of the PresbyterySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1905
- Stuart v. EastonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- President of Middlebury College v. Central Power Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1928
- Colonial Trust Co. v. WaldronSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Libercent v. AldrichSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- Carl J. Herzog Foundation, Inc. v. University of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Guzze v. New Britain General HospitalConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- Ball v. HallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1971
- Estella McClellan, Administrator of the Estate of Betty Jo McClellan v. Jeffrey E. Haddock, M.D. and Thomas Chittenden Health Center, PLCSupreme Court of Vermont · 2017
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