Woman's Christian Temperance Union v. Bearhalter

WALSH, J.,

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This litigation stems from challenges to the validity of conveyances of portions of a tract of land, approximately 28 acres in size, on which stand a stone dwelling and barn in New Britain Township, this county. On or about June 13, 1960, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Philadelphia (W.C.T.U.-Philadephia), a nonprofit corporation, purchased the property at a cost of approximately *209$32,000 with funds committed to charitable purposes. An additional $15,000 was spent for improvements. Thereafter, Ruth M. Williams, in her purported capacity as president of…