Evans v. Abney
United States Supreme Court
396 U.S. 435 (1970)
Relevant factsFree
Senator Bacon willed a park to Macon, Georgia, for the use of white people only. After Evans v. Newton made it impossible to operate the park on a racially discriminatory basis, the Georgia Supreme Court held the trust failed and the property reverted to Bacon's heirs. That reversion was challenged as unconstitutional.
IssueFree
Whether state law governs the interpretation of wills and the application of the cy pres doctrine.