Sparks v. Woolverton
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
There can be no question as to the validity of the testator’s gift to the trustees of Birmingham College as a public charity, if under the terms of the trust its beneficiaries can be ascertained with reasonable certainty. Johns v. B’ham. Trust & Sav. Co., 205 Ala. 535, 88 South. 835; Alstork v. Curry, 207 Ala. 135, 91 South. 796; Woodroof v. Hundley, 147 Ala. 287, 39 South. 907; Williams v. Pearson, 38 Ala. 299; Dodge v. Williams, 46 Wis. 70, 1 N. W. 92, 50 N. W. 1103; Hadley v. Forsee, 203 Mo. 418, 101 S. W. 59, 14 L. R. A. (N. S.) 49, note, 94, 123; Clayton v. Hallett, 30 Colo. 231, 70 Pac.…
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