Erskine v. Whitehead

The question in this case is, whether or not a bequest in the last will of Andrew Erskine constitutes a good gift to a charitable use or uses which can be upheld and administered under the law of this State. The action is by the heir at law, who claims the fund on the ground that the beneficiaries of the bequest are uncertain and incapable of being ■determined by the courts; that no power of determination or selection is conferred on the trustees named in the will or upon their successors; that the entire scheme is one of benevolence only, or, if charitable, then of private charity; and that…