TAYLOR v. COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY

No. 41.

226 U.S. 126 (1912)

TAYLOR v. COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY (NOW KNOWN IN LAW AS GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY).

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 2, 1912.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry E. Davis, with whom Mr. J.K.M. Norton was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Walter C. Clephane for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Suit by appellants as heirs of Levin M. Powell to declare void a trust created by his will and to recover certain real estate held by the George Washington University, the legal successor of the Columbian University.

Levin M. Powell was, when he made his will, an admiral in the United States Navy on the retired list. The clause which creates the trust is as follows...

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