National Bank of Greece v. Savarika

A part of the estate left by Constantine Menelas at the time of his death in July, 1916, in Lincoln county, is here involved. Menelas died testate. In his will he bequeathed a certain part of his estate “To National Bank of Greece at Athens, Greece, to he kept by said bank as a permanent endowment for the benefit of a school for girls at Bougasticon, Macedonia, Greece, the interest only to be paid over to the trustees of such school.” His heirs claimed that conditions had arisen that prevented the carrying out of this bequest, and therefore it had lapsed and belonged to them. The chancellor…