Tauber v. Commonwealth

In this chancery suit, the Attorney General of Virginia and a commonwealth’s attorney jointly assert jurisdiction in the name of the Commonwealth over assets located in Virginia held by trustees in dissolution of a foreign charitable corporation. The trustees had been directors of the corporation, which operated a hospital in this State.

A brief summary of the relevant business activities of the hospital directors will set the stage for this discussion. Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Inc. (JMHI), was chartered originally as a for-profit, stock corporation in Maryland in 1963. In 1964, the…