· 1/10/1831
Appeal in the case of Billington's Estate
Citations
- 3 Rawle 48
- 1831 Pa. LEXIS 125
How courts have described this case
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- “A purpose qualifies as charitable if it ‘is for the benefit of “the public at large or some part thereof, or an indefinite class of persons” . . .’ ”
- organization was charitable where it charged fees and had traditionally charitable purposes and methods
- student bodies which changed composition from year to year
- school charging substantial tuition fees held to be charitable
- instruction in homemaking skills is educational
- instruction in homemaking skills is educational
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Judges: Huston
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