The testator left part of his residuary estate for the benefit of a school for the poor in the parish of Dollar in Scotland.
Held: The English court declined jurisdiction. ‘I have always understood that, where a charity is to be administered in Scotland, this Court should not take into its own hands the administration.’ He directed that the money should be paid to trustees and administered under the supervision of the Scottish courts.
Lord Eldon LC
(1818) 2 Swanst 181, (1818) 1 Wils Ch 465, (1818) 36 ER 584 LC
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – The Attorney-General v Lepine 22-Feb-1815
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See Also – The Attorney-General v Lepine 1789
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Cited – Gaudiya Mission and others v Brahmachary CA 30-Jul-1997
The High Court had found the plaintiff to be a charity, and ordered the Attorney-General to be joined in. The A-G appealed that order saying that the plaintiff was not a charity within the 1993 Act. The charity sought to spread the Vaishnava . .
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Updated: 24 August 2021; Ref: scu.200668 br>