Legal Opinion
Dunbar v. Board of Trustees of George W. Clayton College
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 10, 1969No. 23152PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pringle
This is an appeal from an order in the Denver Probate Court granting a petition for the application of the rule of cy pres filed jointly by the Board of Trustees of George W. Clayton College and the George W. Clayton Trust Commission. George W. Clayton College has, since shortly after the death of its founder in 1899, provided institutional care for qualified Colorado orphans. The will of George W. Clayton, which provides for the establishment of Clayton College, restricts the eligibility of applicants to those who are poor, white, male orphans between the ages of 6 and 10, an orphan being…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Evans v. NewtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Girard College TrusteeshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Moore v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
- Green v. ConnallyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- In Re the Trust of GerberUtah Supreme Court · 1982
- Matter of Estate of ValleryColorado Court of Appeals · 1993
- George W. Vallery Memorial Fund, Inc. v. Saint Luke's Community Foundation, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re the Trust of GerberUtah Supreme Court · 1982