Legal Opinion
Lockwood v. Killian
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 8, 1977PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarber, J.
The plaintiffs, members of the special selection committee of the Fuller Scholarship Fund, instituted this action for instructions from the Superior Court, claiming to be unable to perform their duties in the administration of the trust fund without the advice of the court. The plaintiffs allege that they had been unable to choose a sufficient nunjiber of beneficiaries to expend all the annual income of the Fuller Scholarship Fund because of racial, sexual or religious restrictions on beneficiaries of the fund. To avoid imposition of federal taxes under § 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code,…
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