November 1, 2007
Appeals Court Backs Tulane in Donor Lawsuit
In a dispute involving questions about a charity's obligations to its donors, a Louisiana court of appeals last week ruled that Tulane University had the right to merge its undergraduate college for women into a new coeducational undergraduate division, a move the university made last year as a cost-saving measure after Hurricane Katrina.
Two heirs of Josephine Louise Newcomb, the donor whose gift established the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, sued Tulane in May 2006, saying that
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