Nelson v. Madison Lutheran Hospital & Sanatorium

The complaint of the plaintiff Nelson alleges that prior to his decease one Torger G. Thompson agreed and bound himself in writing to subscribe $50,000 for the purpose of erecting, equipping, and endowing a sanatorium in the city of Madison, this sum to be paid h> such corporation as might be formed to carry out the enterprise; that the offer was made on the express condition that the sanatorium should be a Lutheran institution, located in Madison, and that at. least $100,000 be paid by others in cash or bankable securities to help defray the cost of such institution; that the offer would not…