Woman's Christian National Library Ass'n v. Fordyce
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Alexander M. DwfRe, Judge; The plaintiff, the Woman’s Christian National Library Association, a corporation, brought this action against S. W. Fordyce and Charles H. McKee.
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Alexander M. DwfRe, Judge; The plaintiff, the Woman’s Christian National Library Association, a corporation, brought this action against S. W. Fordyce and Charles H. McKee. The complaint charges in effect that Mrs. E. B. Hotchkiss and a number of other ladies, being desirous of founding a free public library in the city of Hot Springs, and of making, donations of funds as a matter of purely public charity, for the purpose of securing, providing and obtaining a suitable and attractive building, where the literature and books of such a library might be…
1Opinion of the Court
Hill. C. J.
The Reporter will state the facts showing the object and purposes of the corporation, its organization and plan, and the history of the acquisition of the property in question.
The court holds on the facts presented that the property in controversy was acquired by the appellant corporation for the purpose of establishing and maintaining thereupon a reading room and library for the benefit of the members of the corporation and “of the multitude of people who visit” the city of Hot Springs “in search of health and pleasure.” Uuder these facts, is such property subject to sale under…
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