Legal Opinion

Los Angeles County Pioneer Society v. Historical Society

California Supreme Court

Decided May 5, 1953No. L. A. 22217PublishedCited by 77 opinions

Lawler, Felix & Hall and Oscar Lawler for Respondents.

1Opinion of the Court

*856TRAYNOR, J.

Los Angeles County Pioneer Society and Harry Lelande, a member thereof, appeal separately from an order appointing the Historical Society of Southern California trustee of all property in the possession of Pioneer. The order was entered after the trial court determined that Pioneer held its property for charitable purposes, that Pioneer had repudiated its trust, and that appointment of Historical as trustee was necessary to carry out the purposes of the trust. We have concluded that the order is amply supported by the evidence and must be affirmed.

Pioneer was founded in 1897 as an…

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