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 minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion,... The South Western Reporter - Page 3731906Full view - About this book
| John Hoff Stewart - Equity - 1878 - 738 pages
...Snug Harbor, 3 Pet. 115. The object is clear, and it is a charitable one in the legal sense. It is a gift " to be applied consistently with existing...for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons by bringing their hearts under the influence of education and religion." The institution known as the... | |
| John Adams - Equity - 1881 - 948 pages
...persons (I) 43 Eliz. r. 4. t Mr. Justice Gray, in Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen 539, defined a eharity as a "gift to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of :,n indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education... | |
| Jairus Ware Perry - Trusts and trustees - 1882 - 732 pages
...59 Me. 335. charity under the law, and leaves nothing to be desired. In his words, "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,... | |
| John Hoff Stewart - Equity - 1882 - 666 pages
...Shelford on Mortmain 68. It is within Mr. Justice Gray's definition of charity, in a technical sense : "A gift to be applied consistently with existing laws...indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their hearts under the influence of education and religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering... | |
| John Norton Pomeroy - Equitable remedies - 1882 - 844 pages
...Power v. Cassidy, 79 NY 002. In Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 539, 530, Gray, J., said: " A charity is a gift to be applied, consistently with existing laws, for the benefit, of an ¡n(Ie1ini<c number of рггяяия, either by bringing their mimls or hearts under the iulluence... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1164 pages
...the test of time, Is that of Mr. Justice Gray in Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 55C: "A charity, in a legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift,...number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
| Law - 1919 - 924 pages
...to sustain them. 4. CHARITIES <§=>!— "CHARITY." A "charity" is a gift to be applied, consistent with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, by means of education or religion, or to relieve from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assisting... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 956 pages
...Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen, 556, a charity was defined by Justice GRAT as follows: "A charity, in legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift,...number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education orreligion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering,... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 956 pages
...used for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof, and falls within the general definition of a charity as — "a gift to be applied, consistently with existing...number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 924 pages
...Pennsylvania. Feb. 17, 1919.) 1. CHABITIES <&=>!— DEFINITION. A "charity," in the legal sense. Is a gift to be applied consistently with existing laws...benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either through education or religion, or by relieving them from disease, suffering, or constraint, or by assisting... | |
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