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Advancements: I, Harold I. Elbert
Advancements: I, Harold I. Elbert
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of this monograph is to consider the afore-mentioned topics and other questions inherent in the doctrine of advancements. Different interpretations in the various states will be discussed. The principal objectives of the work are to make a comparative study of advancement legislation and to state the law as it actually exists as a basis for determining whether it can be improved.
The Cy Pres Doctrine And Changing Philosophies, Edith L. Fisch
The Cy Pres Doctrine And Changing Philosophies, Edith L. Fisch
Michigan Law Review
The cy pres doctrine arose so far back in antiquity that its origins are obscure. Apparently it was known and used in Roman law, for an application of the cy pres doctrine is reported in the Digest of Justinian. In the early part of the third century a city received a legacy bequeathed for the purpose of commemorating the memory of the donor by using the income of the legacy to hold yearly games. As such games were illegal at that time a problem arose concerning the disposition of the legacy. Modestinus, a well known jurist, found the solution.