Keene v. Eastman
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, brought by the city of Keene against the attorney-general, the trustees of the Keene public library, and others.
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Bill in Equity, brought by the city of Keene against the attorney-general, the trustees of the Keene public library, and others. The attorney-general and two trustees demurred to the bill, and the case was transferred without a ruling from the April term, 1908, of the superior court by Stone, J. The material facts alleged in the bill are as follows: In 1874, the Keene Public Library Association, a voluntary association, gave to the city of Keene its library and other personal property, upon the agreement that the city should keep the library in suitable apartments for the use of its…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
The property held by the city under the Symonds will and under the Coolidge and Thayer deeds is devoted to charitable uses by the terms of those instruments. The general and controlling purpose of the donors was to promote the welfare of the people living in the vicinity of Keene by the establishment and maintenance of public library accommodations. The underlying purpose of all the donors was substantially the same, while the methods suggested for carrying out their ideas are somewhat dissimilar. Nor are there any conditions imposed, the literal observance of which is declared to be…
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