In re Estate of Pearsons

Citations

• 125 Cal. 285
• 57 P. 1015
• 1899 Cal. LEXIS 849

Syllabus

<p>Bequest to Orphan Asylums—Technical School for Orphans — A bequest of money “to be equally distributed among the orphan asylums of the city and county of San Francisco,” does not include a “technical school” situated therein, the primary and main purpose of which is to give to orphan girls who are fourteen years old or more such special training as will fit them for certain vocations in life, and in which the work of the girls contributes to their support.</p> <p>Id.—Nature oe Orphan Asylum.—The primary idea of an orphan asylum is that it is a place of safety, refuge, retreat, or sanctuary for indigent and dependant orphans who have no homes elsewhere, and to afford them a home with protection, support, et cetera, during the period of their dependency.</p>