New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Annie C. MacDowell, Deceased. Westchester Trust Company…
March 21, 1916217 N.Y. 454
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that the trust created by Annie C. MacDowell's will is a valid charitable trust. The court affirmed that the preference clause, the fund's inadequacy, and the inapplicability of the cy pres doctrine do not invalidate the trust.