VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARTS v. EICHELBAUM

Record No. 962535.

493 S.E.2d 510 (1997)

VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, INC. v. Robert EICHELBAUM, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bevin R. Alexander, Jr. (Daniel B. Sweeney; Freeman, Dunn, Sweeney & Alexander, on brief), Lynchburg, for appellant.

David T. Petty, Jr. (James R. Richards; David M. Royer; Petty, Livingston, Dawson, Devening & Richards, on brief), Lynchburg, for appellees.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COMPTON, LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, and KINSER, JJ., and WHITING, Senior Justice.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this case involving charitable giving, the main issue is whether the terms of a so-called "matching grant" or "challenge grant" are enforceable when there has been a failure to meet the conditions of the grant.

This action evolved from a suit brought by a decedent's personal representatives seeking aid and guidance in estate administration. In November 1994, appellees Robert Eichelbaum and Lewis B. Goode, Jr., Co-Executors of the Estate...

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