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· 3/21/1990

Matter of Trust of Rothrock

Citations

  • 452 N.W.2d 403
  • 1990 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 57
  • 1990 WL 32190

How courts have described this case

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  • deciding whether the cy pres doctrine should apply when the trial court determined it did
  • holding the trial court properly applied the common law doctrine of cy pres
  • applying cy pres because it was impractical to carry out the particular trust purpose
  • noting donee wanted to use trust funds for more than what trust specified
  • noting the absence of a forfeiture or reversion clause

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Judges: Harris, Schultz, Lavorato, Snell, Andreasen

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