The Law Reports (Chancery Division)
[1960] Ch 232
[COURT OF APPEAL]
In re
ENDACOTT, DECD.
CORPE
[1958 E. No. 1606.]
v.
ENDACOTT.
1959 Oct. 8,
9,
12.
Lord Evershed M.R., Sellers and Harman L.JJ.
Charity
— Public
— Bequest to parish council
— “For the purpose of providing some useful memorial to myself”
— Whether valid charitable trust.
Trust and Trustee
— Possibility of execution by court
— Trust for benefit only of objects
— Memorial.
Local Government
— Powers
— Parish council
— Power to accept gift for “any local public purpose”
— Whether activities charitable
—
Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 268
—
Physical Training and Recreation Act, 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6, c. 46), s. 4
—
Recreational Charities Act, 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2, c. 17), s. 1.
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