Legal Opinion

Gibson v. Frye Institute

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1916PublishedCited by 18 opinions

FROM HAMILTON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Hamilton County. — EostbR Y. Brown, Special Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green

William E. Frye died in Hamilton county, November 20, 1910, leaving a large estate, which he disposed of hy will. He made several small bequests, and the balance of his property was left to three trustees, namely, John H. Cantrell, Francis Martin, and his widow, Mrs. Mary G. Frye. The trust estate was charged with an annuity of one thousand and eight hundred dollars per annum in favor of Mrs. Frye.

The object of the trust was “to erect in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a building provided with rooms for a library, dancing hall, lecture halls, and other rooms suitable for good moral amusements.” The…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jones v. HabershamSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Burbank v. BurbankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
  3. Coit v. ComstockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
  4. Chamberlain v. StearnsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  5. Little v. City of NewburyportMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Noel v. OldsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  2. Waddell v. Y. W. C. A.Ohio Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Ratto v. Nashville Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  4. State v. RowanTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Carroll v. City of BeaumontCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929

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