Hearings
England & Wales
21 Jul 1960 [1960] 3 WLR 607, Ch D
21 Jul 1960 [1961] Ch 38; [1960] 3 WLR 607; [1960] 3 All ER 237, Ch D
04 Jul 1961 [1962] Ch 78; [1961] 3 WLR 924; [1961] 3 All ER 588, CA
In re Harpur’s Will Trusts
Subject Matter
CHARITY — Imperfect trust provision — Armed forces associations — Residuary gift to “institutions and associations having for their main object the assistance and care” of wounded or incapacitated servicemen — Unascertained class of potential beneficiaries — Whether charitable — Gift for division between charitable and non-charitable or not wholly charitable associations — Whether validated by Charitable Trusts (Validation) Act, 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2, c. 58), ss. 1 (1) (2), 2 (1).
CHARITY — Imperfect trust provisions — Meaning of objects — Armed forces associations — Residuary gift to “institutions and associations having for their main object the assistance and care” of wounded or incapacitated servicemen — Gift for division between charitable and non-charitable or not wholly charitable associations — Whether validated by Charitable Trusts (Validation) Act, 1954, ss 1 (1) (2), 2 (1)
Appellate History
In re Harpur’s Will Trusts [1961] Ch 38; [1960] 3 WLR 607; [1960] 3 All ER 237, Ch D
Decision of Cross J affirmed
In re Harpur’s Will Trusts [1962] Ch 78; [1961] 3 WLR 924; [1961] 3 All ER 588, CA