Board of Education v. City of Rockford

This case presents the question of whether the cy pres doctrine is applicable to the factual situation narrated in plaintiff’s amended complaint. Plaintiff is the board of education in and for the school district of the city of Rockford, otherwise known as school district No. 205 of Winnebago county. Defendants are the city of Rockford, the heirs-at-law and devisees of Selden M. Church and Thomas D. Robertson and their respective wives, the Booker Washington Community Association and its directors, as representatives of a class consisting of the members of the association. Motions to dismiss…