Pearsons v. Washington College
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM WASHINGTON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Washington County. — Hal. H. Haynes, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Chide Justice Neil
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The bill in the present case was filed by H. P.’Pear-sons, administrator of the well-known philanthropist, Dr. D. K. Pearsons, to rescind, on the ground of fraud, *603a gift of $25,000' made by Dr. Pearsons to tbe defendant.
Tbe bill alleges, in substance, that Dr. Pearsons, .about July 4, 1906, made tbe donation above mentioned; that before it was made be imposed tbe con■dition that there should be $75,000 bona fide subscriptions to tbe endowment fund of tbe college; that Dr. J. T. Cooter, president of tbe college, acting for it,…
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