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Vidal v. Girard's Executors
Vidal v. Girard's Executors was an 1844 decision by the Supreme Court, 43 U.S. (2 How.) 127, 11 L.Ed. 205, that held that the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had power, pursuant to its charter, to accept and administer a CHARITABLE TRUST.Stephen Girard was a native of France who emigrated to the American colonies shortly before the Declaration of Indepe...See the full content of this document
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