Supreme Court of Arkansas

Covenant Presbytery, Appellant Cross-Appellee v. First Baptist Church, Osceola, Arkansas, Appel — Danielson, J…

March 31, 20162016 Ark. LEXIS 118

Summary

The dissent argues that the will created a charitable testamentary trust benefiting two local churches and that the circuit court properly applied cy pres after First Presbyterian Church dissolved. It would affirm the ruling transferring First Presbyterian’s interest to First Baptist because the will showed an intent to benefit churches in the settlor’s hometown and the circuit court’s factual findings were not clearly erroneous.