Vonhoven v. Immanuel Presbyterian Church

Citations

• 108 La. 274

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>Plaintiffs Rave a standing in court to compel a board of trustees to administer a fund in accordance with the will of the testator who left it to enable the Board to take care of their poor. Courts will interpose their authority as it may be needful to safeguard the fund.</p> <p>There IS higher authority in the church (than that of the trustee of the-church) whose privilege and whose duty it is to see that the fund left shall be used as intended by the - testator in taking care of the poor of the church. Until that authority chooses to act and establish a condition of things that will ensure a proper expenditure of the fund, it will remain-intact in custodia legis.</p>