Carne v Long
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 28 May 1860 |
| Date | 28 May 1860 |
| Court | High Court of Chancery |
English Reports Citation: 45 E.R. 550
BEFORE THE LORD CHANCELLOR LORD CAMPBELL.
S. C. 27 L. J. Ch. 589; 4 Jur. (N. S.), 474; 2 L. T. 552; 29 L. J. Ch. 503; 6 Jur. (N. S), 639; 8 W. R. 570. See Beaumont v. Oliveira, 1869, L. R. 4 Ch. 315; Cocks v. Manners, 1871, L. R. 12 Eq. 585; Yeap Cheah Neo v. Ong Cheng Neo, 1875, L. R. 6 P. C. 394; In re Clark's Trust, 1875, 1 Ch. D. 500; In re Dutton, 1878, 4 Ex. D. 57; Goodman v. Mayor of Saltash, 1882, 7 App. Cas. 662. Distinguished, In re Clarke, [1901], 2 Ch. 110.
5] oabne . lonc. Before the Lord Chancellor Lord Campbell. May 28, 1860. '..6f* . C. 27 L. J. Ch. 589 ; 4 Jur. (N. S.), 474 ; 2 L. T. 552 ; 29 L. J. Ch. 503 ; 6 Jur. 5S-p(N. S-X 639 ; 8 W. E. 570. See Beaumont v. Oliveim, 1869, L. E. 4 Ch. 315; Corks ,,$' v. Manners, 1871, L. E. 12 Eq. 585 ; Yeap Cheah Neo v. One/ Cheng Neo, 1875, L. E. ~ g p C 394 . In ,.ä Qiwtfg Trust 1878j i Ch. D. 500; In re Dutton, 1878,4 Ex. D. 57 ; Goodman v. Mayor of Saltash, 1882, 7 App. Cas. 662. Distinguished, In re Clarke, [1901], 2 Ch. 110.] The Peozance Public Library was established and kept on foot by the subscriptions of certain inhabitants of Penzance, for the purpose of purchasing and preserving books for the use of such subscribers. The subscribers were elected by ballot, and the management of the library conducted, according to printed rules, by officers chosen by the subscribers from amongst themselves. By one of these rules it was provided, thai the property in the books and everything else belonging to the library should be altogether vested in the officers for the time being, who should be JDBQ. F.*J,7I, CARNE V. LONG 551 trustees for the subscribers; and another rule provided that the institution should not b broken up so long as ten members remained. Held, that a devise of freeholds to the trustees for the time being of the Peuzance Public Library, to hold to them and their successors for ever, for the use, benefit, maintenance and support of the said library, was void, as tending to a perpetuity. This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, declaring valid and effectual the following devise contained in the will of Richard Long, the testator in the cause, dated the 22d January 1853. After directing payment of his debts and funeral and testamentary expenses out of his personal estate, and [76] making certain specific devises and bequests, and giving all his other real and personal estate to the trustees therein named...
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