Hearings
England & Wales
12 Oct 1959 [1960] Ch 232; [1959] 3 WLR 799, CA
In Re Endacott, Decd; Corpe v Endacott
Subject Matter
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.