COPELAND, Justice.
The sole issue before us is whether the charitable trust established by the will of Mrs. Prince may be modified pursuant to the cy pres doctrine. This principle of equity is a saving device applied to charitable trusts by the courts "to direct the application of the property to a charitable purpose as near as possible to the precise objective of the donor," when his precise intention cannot be effectuated. E. Fisch, D. Freed, and E. Schachter...
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