Bossen v. Woman's Christian National Library Ass'n

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

The question for determination is whether the trustees of a charitable trust may sell land owned and held for library purposes and use the proceeds to construct a library- building and turn the building over to a permanent tax supported library organization.

On April 2, 1949, appellee, Woman’s Christian National Library Association, accepted appellants ’ offer to purchase Lots 11 and 12 of Block 127 of the Hot Springs Reservation, Garland County, Arkansas, for the sum of $32,000. The written agreement provided that appellee would furnish an abstract showing good title…