Re Kilcullen Parochial Hall

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 July 1947
• Date: 01 July 1947
• Court: High Court

In re Kilcullen Parochial Hall

Charity - Existence of charity in issue - Rights of strangers to the charity affected - Whether action properly instituted by summary summons under the Charities Procedure Act, 1812 (Romilly's Act)(52 Geo. 3, c. 101).

The plaintiffs claimed to have established the existence of a charity in respect of premises erected as a parochial hall and subsequently sold, in alleged breach of trust, to certain of the defendants: they also sought to have a scheme settled and trustees appointed by the Court of such charity. The defendants objected that the action was improperly brought by summary summons under Romilly's Act in view of the issues involved. Held that the Court had...