Alumnae Ass'n of the Newport Hospital School of Nursing v. DeSimone
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This is the second time the will of Adelene Agnes Tuck, late of the town of Middletown, who died on September 1, 1959, has come to us for construction. When it was first here1 we said that the complainant could use the bequest made to it under the will- for the purpose of providing scholarships for graduate studies in nursing to duly selected alumnae of the Newport Hospital School of Nursing. We refused, however, to decide whether the will should be read to permit the expenditure of principal as *197well as income. Our reason was tbat the problem was academic rather than real, at least insofar as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Joseph's Hospital v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Manufacturers National Bank of Troy, NY v. McCoySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- Atchison v. United Presbyterian Board of PublicationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Alumnae Ass'n of the Newport Hospital School of Nursing v. NugentSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1966
3Cited by3 opinions
- Strauss v. Van BeurenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Davison v. DeslauriersSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- ALUMNAE ASSOC. v. DeSimoneSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969