Russell v. Yale University

*574 Opinion

LAVERY, J.

The plaintiffs, an heir of the settlor of a charitable trust,1 alumni donors2 and students3 of the named defendant, Yale University (Yale), appeal from the judgment of dismissal rendered by the trial court in granting Yale’s motion to dismiss, which asserted that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the trial court improperly granted Yale’s motion to dismiss because, where the attorney general4 elects not to participate in a proceeding involving a charitable trust, a person…