Legal Opinion
Girard Will Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 12, 1956No. Appeals, Nos. 167, 168, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 202 and 203PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
While it may seem unfortunate that the court is obliged to sanction the exclusion of any child from even a private school or orphanage because of race, creed or color if otherwise entitled to admission, the Court is clearly of opinion that the unanimous decision of the Orphans’ Court, supported by the learned and comprehensive opinions of Judge Bolgee and Judge Lefeveb, must be affirmed, it being clearly understood at the outset that the beneficiaries of the charity of Stephen Girard are not being determined by the State of Pennsylvania, nor by the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Corrigan v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Philadelphia v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
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3Cited by40 opinions
- 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. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- City of St. Petersburg, Etc., and Jack Puryear, as Director of the Bureau of Recreation of the City of St. Petersburg, Florida v. Fred AlsupCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Kosco v. Hachmeister, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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