Hendrix College v. Arkansas Townsite Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Polk Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; 1. The deed from appellee to appellant is supported by a valuable consideration, and conveys a 'complete estate of inheritance. Kirby’s Digest^ § 733. It- is to Hendrix College in trust for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Arkansas, for the purpose therein named.
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Appeal from Polk Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; 1. The deed from appellee to appellant is supported by a valuable consideration, and conveys a 'complete estate of inheritance. Kirby’s Digest^ § 733. It- is to Hendrix College in trust for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Arkansas, for the purpose therein named. Appellee had no right to interfere with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Arkansas, in the control of the academy property through its agent, the appellant, and this agent is accountable only to the church, and not to appellee. 71 Ark. 494 and cases cited;…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
The Arkansas Townsite Company, a Missouri corporation,, by its deed dated October 25, 1900, conveyed to Hendrix College, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arkansas, for a consideration of one dollar expressed in the deed, certain lots of real estate in the town of Mena, Arkansas. The purposes of the conveyance were expressed in the habendum clause of the deed, which is as follows:
“To have and to hold the same unto the said Hendrix College, its successors and assigns forever, for the uses and purposes herein mentioned, in trust, nevertheless, for. the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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