· 3/15/1852
United States v. The Laurel
Citations
- 26 F. Cas. 873
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing benefits such as “the increased sense of pride, well-being and security attendant to the right to choose when and how to use, maintain and cherish one’s property or to prohibit its unauthorized use”
- relying on the Second Restatement for the elements necessary to create a charitable trust
- taxpayer suit seeking to enjoin Governor from “illegal” transfer of territorial property to private entity in which private entity intervened
- applying Restatement (Second) of Trusts (1959)
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Judges: Wells
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