Sherman v. Congregational Home Missionary Society
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition to the Probate Court, by the executor of the will of Sarah J. Sherman, as to instructions as to the construction thereof. That court entered a decree, and an appeal was taken to this court, and the case was reported for the consideration of the full court, by BarTcer, J., on an agreed statement of facts, the nature of which appears in the opinion.
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Petition to the Probate Court, by the executor of the will of Sarah J. Sherman, as to instructions as to the construction thereof. That court entered a decree, and an appeal was taken to this court, and the case was reported for the consideration of the full court, by BarTcer, J., on an agreed statement of facts, the nature of which appears in the opinion. Instructions were asked as to the meaning of the following five clauses of the will: < “ 2. I hereby give and bequeath my real estate, consisting of house, barn, and land, situated in Chicopee Street, as a Rest Home for worthy working…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
We think that a “ Rest Home for worthy working girls,” and an “ Old Ladies’ Home,” as described in the agreed facts, constitute valid public charities. In neither are the advantages of the institution furnished to the inmates for profit, and in neither is there any provision made for making dividends or profits. When incorporated they have no capital stock. Their funds are derived from voluntary contributions from benevolent persons, supplemented by such sums as may be received from the inmates, and whatever funds are received are devoted to the purposes of the institution. A “ Rest Home ” is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Minot v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Gooch v. Association for Relief of Aged Indigent FemalesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Fairbanks v. LamsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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- Little v. City of NewburyportMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
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- Hubbard v. Worcester Art MuseumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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