No charity shall be defeated for want of a trustee or other person in whom the title may vest; but courts of equity may uphold the charity by appointing trustees, if there be none, or by taking control of the fund or property, and directing its management and settling who is the beneficiary thereof.
KRS 381.270
Gift to charity not defeated for want of trustee
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Davis v. Cary (1968)
Most recently applied in Davis v. Cary (June 1968)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.