City of Providence v. Powers

This is a bill in equity, under general laws 1938, chapter 487, §1, seeking to have the superior court authorize the city of Providence as trustee to sell certain property which had been devised to it as a charitable trust under the will of Ebenezer Knight Dexter, deceased, and thereupon to apply the proceeds in accordance with the doctrine of cy pres. Originally the attorney general of the state was the only respondent, but subsequently the heirs of the testator were added as parties. '

It will be unnecessary to describe in detail the numerous complicated proceedings in both the state and…