N.Y. Hospital Settles Case Filed by Donor's Widow

By Stephen G. Greene

A New York hospital has agreed to stop using the name of one of its benefactors and to return a big portion of his bequest to settle a long-running legal battle with the donor's widow. The settlement comes in a case that helped to establish the right of donors and their representatives to sue to enforce the terms of their gifts.

Under the agreement, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center will rename its Smithers Alcoholism Rehabilitation and Treatment Center, and the hospital will pay