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ESTATE OF GOODRICH

271 Wis. 59 (1955)

ESTATE OF GOODRICH: DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, Appellant, vs. UNION TRUST COMPANY, Trustee, and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 8, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Lucius A. Squire of Madison.

For the respondent Union Trust Company there was a brief by Wegener & Pasch of Madison, and oral argument by James H. Wegener.

For the respondent Attorney General there was a brief by the Attorney General and Gordon Samuelson, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Samuelson.

FAIRCHILD, C. J.

A charitable trust was created. The articles of incorporation of the Dane County Humane Society specify that the business and purposes of the Dane County Humane Society shall be "aiding to secure the enforcement of the laws for the prevention or punishment of cruelty to animals, children, women, aged or dependent people, or criminals, . . ." A trust fund created for the purpose of carrying out those general aims undoubtedly constitutes a charitable...

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