Methodist Orphans' Home Ass'n v. Sharp's
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Workman v. Campbell, 46 Mo. 309, 34 Mo. 149 ; Cook v. Elliott, 34 Mo. 586 ; College, etc., v. Kendall, 121 Mass. 528. cited: Amherst Acadjemy v. Cowles, 6 Pick. 427 ; Society v. Perry, 6 N. H. 164; George v. Harris, 4 N. H. 533; Comstock v. Howd, 15 Mich. • 237; Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 518 ; , Westminster College v. Gamble, 42 Mo. 411; Norton v. Janvier, 5 Harr. 346 ; Collier v. Society, 8 B. Mon. 68.
1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.
This action was instituted originally in the Probate Court *151.to recover against the estate of deceased a subscription made by him to the Methodist Orphans’ Home Association, an incorporated charitable institution. The demand was not allowed in the Probate Court; but on trial anew in the Circuit Court, judgment was given against the estate, and defendant appeals.
It appears from the evidence that the Methodist Orphans’ Home, before the association bearing ibis name was incorporated, had incurred a debt of $3,700 for the purposes of the charity. After the incorporation of plaintiff, for the…
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- Cottage Street Methodist Episcopal Church v. KendallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Comstock v. HowdMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
- Workman v. CampbellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Stewart v. Trustees of Hamilton CollegeNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- Pitt v. GentleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
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- McClanahan v. PayneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1900
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