de la Pole v. Lindley

Citations

• 118 Wash. 398
• 204 P. 15
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 686

Syllabus

<p>Charities (3, 4) — Bequests—Certainty as to Beneficiaries and Purposes. A bequest by a testatrix to the “Trustees of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home at Puyallup, Washington,” the home being an unincorporated auxiliary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of the state, by whom its trustees were appointed, constitutes a valid gift to charity, though not using the words “in trust,” in view of extrinsic evidence showing the charitable work in which the home is engaged, presumably to her knowledge, and no other intent on her part than to give to charity being discoverable from the will.</p> <p>Same (3). A bequest to trustees of an institution is a bequest to the institution itself.</p> <p>Same (7) — Administration of Fund. 'Where the object of a charitable bequest is identified, the court has power to carry out the intended purpose through such legal entity as may be in control of the institution at the time, or, if necessary, through a trustee of its own appointment.</p>