Amole's Estate

Citations

• 32 Pa. Super. 636
• 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 64

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Gift for charitable use — Execution of will — Charity—College— Act of April 26,1855, P. L. 328.</p> <p>A gift to a college will be construed to be a gift to a charitable use within the meaning of the Act of April 26, 1855, sec. 11, P. L. 328, relating to the execution of wills within one calendar month from testator’s death, where it appears that the college in question was incorporated; that it included as one of its departments a school of theology; that the corporation was under the control of members of a particular denomination, although its management was not denominational, various denominations being represented in its faculty; that the college was not self-supporting, but was maintained by gifts, contributions of churches, tuition fees and endowed scholarships; that young men were aided to the extent of their tuition bills, and to some, in their room bills, and to some, loans were made to be repaid after graduation.</p> <p>In such a case it is immaterial that there is no word in the will in connection with the gift, indicating a charitable purpose.</p>