Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Charities Trust v. Engelhard Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 27, 2001No. 01-1219PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Engelhard Corporation appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment, and its award of $597,463 in damages plus $191,029.60 in prejudgment interest, in favor of the Rhode Island Charities Trust (“the Trust”). The facts are somewhat complicated but undisputed.
In 1937, the Trust was formed for the purpose of distributing money grants for charitable purposes. In 1948, the Trust purchased Southern Clays, Inc., a kaolin mining and processing company based in Georgia. Kaolin is a clay which, among other uses, is widely employed in the paper industry. In 1963, the…
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