Gordon v. Worcester Memorial Hospital

ALDRICH, District Judge.

Carl Edward Kakas died domiciled in Maine. By his will there probated he made a bequest to the defendant herein, a Massachusetts hospital, upon certain conditions or restrictions. This defendant has now closed its doors, and contracted to transfer its assets, including this legacy, to another Massachusetts hospital. The plaintiff, an heir of Kakas, brings this diversity action, and requests a preliminary injunction to prevent the transfer on the ground that the bequest has failed, so that the fund reverts to the heirs or the estate. .

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