Attorney General v Webster: 1875

A trust expressed to be for the benefit of a fluctuating body of individuals, such as the inhabitants of a locality, can only take effect as a charitable trust, if it has effect at all.

Citations:

(1875) LR 20 Eq 483

Cited by:

CitedGibbs v Harding and others ChD 12-Jan-2007
The testatrix left a will anticipating making another. The court was asked whether a clause leaving her estate to ‘be taken over by the Diocese of Westminster to hold in trust for the Black community of Hackney’ was valid.
Held: The gift was . .
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Charity, Trusts

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.247689