Hoffer v. Wightman

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• determining whether business conducted was to carry out charitable purpose as described in charter
• determining whether husiness conducted was to carry out charitable purpose as described in charter
• charitable immunity doctrine does not apply “if negligence occurred in the conduct of business for profit . . .”
• not enough that revenue generating activity provided “general uplift” to people in difficult circumstances where activity itself did not carry out “charitable objects” of extending relief to poor and giving religious instruction
• not enough that revenue generating activity provided “general uplift” to people in difficult circumstances where activity itself did not carry out “charitable objects” of extending relief to poor and giving religious instruction

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).