Legal Opinion
Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Reynolds (In Re Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 14, 2003No. 19-30062PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CAROL J. KENNER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The principal issue presented by this adversary proceeding is whether, under Massachusetts law, a debtor charitable corporation that has permanently discontinued its charitable operations (in this case, the provision of medical services) and entered liquidation proceedings nonetheless remains qualified to receive a bequest intended for charitable purposes, where the bequest would be used to pay debts incurred earlier, in furtherance of the corporation’s charitable mission. The Court concludes that the debtor…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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