Legal Opinion
Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Reynolds (In Re Boston Regional Medical Center, Inc.)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 14, 2005No. 20-1037PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a mare’s nest of exotic legal problems. At the outset, it requires us to resolve a novel question of bankruptcy jurisdiction. After deciding that question, we must then determine whether, under Massachusetts law, a nonprofit organization that has ceased operations may nonetheless receive a charitable bequest. Because the charitable organization was still functioning as such at the time its entitlement to the bequest vested, we conclude that the bequest may be paid.
I. BACKGROUND
Elizabeth Krauss executed her last will and testament in 1975. That…
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