Legal Opinion
Garrett Biblical Institute v. American University
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1947No. 9458PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Associate Justice.
This case was heard and disposed of below on motions for summary judgment filed by both parties. The case involves the administration of certain funds of The American University used to finance the Gustavus F. Swift Fellowship. The annual incumbent of the fellowship is a graduate of the appellant institution, The Garrett Biblical Institute. The actual controversy before us arose when the Board of Trustees of the University, in 1942, adopted a resolution, the effect of which was to require that in the future the benefits of the Swift Fellowship must be applied to study…
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- Vale v. BonnettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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