Legal Opinion
Noel v. Olds
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 26, 1945No. 8793PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Associate Justice.
In Noel v. Olds,1 Number 8352 and related cases, this court decided that the will of William Hayes Ackland created a charitable trust; that the doctrine of cy pres operates in the District of Columbia to avoid the failure of such a trust when the testator’s general charitable intention is manifested; that such a general charitable intention was so manifested by the testator; and we remanded the cases to the District Court with instruction to proceed accordingly. Thereafter, the District Court entered its judgment upon the mandate; it dismissed appellants’ complaint,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Leimer v. State Mut. Life Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Gould v. Evansville & Crawfordsville R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- De Loach v. Crowley's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Schlaefer v. SchlaeferCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Zimmer v. Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1985
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