 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1886
...Hardwicke in Jones v. Williams, 1 Amb. 652. A charity in a legal sense may be more fully described as a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the bonefit of an indefinite number of persons — cither by bringing their hearts under the influence... | |
 | 1887
...consideration that is personal, private, or selfish," is a gift for charitable uses.1 " A charity in a legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift to...indefinite number of persons — either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
 | 1919
...Fob. 15, 1919.) 1. CHARITIES <&=>!— "Ривыо СНАВГТТ"— DEFINITION. A "public charity" is a gift to be applied consistently with existing laws...for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, by bringing their minds under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from... | |
 | Delaware. Court of Chancery - 1889
...poor as well as the rich." In Jockson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 556, Justicf Gray says: "A charity, in a legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift to...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
 | 1889
...Jackson v. Phillipe, H Allen, 556, a charity was defined by Justice Gray as follows : "A charity, in legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift to...consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indelinitc number of persons«, cither by bringing their minds or heurts under the influence of education... | |
 | James Henry Flint - 1890 - 572 páginas
...Kyre v. Shafttsbury, 2 P. Wms. 119. $ 269. Definition of a charity.— "A charity in the legal senso may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied...their minds or hearts under the influence of education <>r religion, by relieving their bodies from, disease, suffering or constraint, by assisting them to... | |
 | John Adams - 1890 - 839 páginas
...Meaning of Charity." * Mr. Justice Gray, in Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen 539, defined a charity asa "gift to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an In neither of these senses is it employed by the Court of Chancery, I-*™-| but a signification has... | |
 | Thomas Carl Spelling - 1892 - 1378 páginas
...term " charity." In its restricted sense, it means relief or alms to the poor ; but a charity in a legal sense may be more fully defined as a gift to...indefinite number of persons, — either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering... | |
 | Norman Fetter - 1895 - 463 páginas
...treated as mortgages.8' PUBLIC OR CHARITABLE TRUSTS. 123. A charitable trust has been denned to be a "gift, to be applied, consistently with existing...of an indefinite number of persons, — either by bring•s Lewin, {Trusts, p. 689. 64 In many of the states the purposes for which active trusts may... | |
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A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their... 
