TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE v. GEBELEIN


420 A.2d 1191 (1980)

TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Trustee under the Will of Harriott E. Higgins, Petitioner, v. Richard GEBELEIN, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, Respondent.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided September 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Sinclair and Sue L. Robinson of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, for petitioner.

Don C. Brown, Deputy Atty. Gen. of the State of Delaware, for respondent.


MARVEL, Chancellor:

The counter petition herein seeks the reformation of the Harriott E. Higgins charitable testamentary trust, which presently holds a scholarship fund to be administered by the Trustees of the University of Delaware for the education at such institution of female students, so as to include male students as well, such trust having been created under the provisions of Item IV of the last will and testament...

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