The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
genera, conference, REALTORS became
members OF said board OF trust to NIL
the vacancies therein existing.
Action of Board OF Trust.

members OF said board OF trust to MI
the vacancies therein existing.
Action Of Board OF Trust.
THAT the action OF the board OF
trust OF Vanderbilt University. as
taken June 10 and IL, 1910, as set out
in the bill. In refusing to recognize
the above named REALTORS as members
OF the board OF trust. was illegal aud
contrary to the fundamental law OF
the corporation and ultra wires the
authority of the board of trust
That their action in attempting to
elect members Of the board OF trust
in the place of the above named re-
lators and resembling the bylaws re-
quring the members OF the board of
trust to be confirmed by the gen.
eral board of education Of the M. T..
church, South. and In attempting to
MI vacancies upon the board. and to
elect members of the board without
confirmation Of the general board Of
education of the NJ. F.. church. South,
was Illegal and an attempted usurpa-
tion OF the rights Of the said board of
trust.
THAT the attempted election by said
board Of trust. and it's members, at
the said meeting referred to, was for
the reasons set forth in the bill, ille-
gal and conferred no right or au-
thority upon the persons So elected,
and that they acquired, by virtue OF
said election. no right to act as said
trustees.
That it be further adjudged and
deereed that the parties named. to-
Wit Waller Jackson and Robins, be
adJudged to have no right or title
Ia IN n aft .vnI I'D L.
tered excluding them from the same,
and that the REALTORS. Harris. Cooley
and Biggs. be adjudged to be entitled
to exercise the office of members Of
the board of trust in the place of
ana to I'LL the vacancies caused by the
death Of Samuel ]. Keith, Bishop
Seth Ward and John 4. Ransom.
That a writ OF injunction issue en-
Joining defendant board from hold
ing. or attempting TO hold, any special
or regular meeting of said board with
out notice to REALTORS. Harris. God
hey and Biggs. and without permit
ting the said REALTORS to participate
in said meeting.
That an injunction issue enjoining
defendants. Waller. Jackson and Re-
bins. from meeting with said board
of trl1st. or exercising the dnties and
privileges az members thereof.
THAT the defendant board OF trust
he enJoined from selling. transfer
ring or dtsposing OF or exchanging to
George Peabody College for Teachers
any part Of the real property belong
ing to Vanderbilt University.
That such further and general re-
lief be granted as the facts of the
case may demand, and as TO equity
and good conscience belong"
Chancellor's Decree.
The decree of Chancellor All son is
as follows:
This course came on to be heard
before the Honorable John Allison.
Chancellor. etc. upon the motion of
prayed In the bill; and notice having
been given to the defendants. the
board OF trust Of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity. and Vanderbilt University, and
both compiainants and defendants
having appeared by counsel. and some
of the compliments and some OF the
defendants in person, II appearing to
the court from the bill and statements
made by counsel both for complain
ants and defendants that a meeting
OF the board OF trust Of Vanderbilt
University has been called for this
day. Tuesday. October rs. 1910, In the
parlors OF Wesley Hall, at 10 A. NJ.
for the purpose of considering and
acting upon a proposed utilization OF
Vanderbilt University and the George
Peabody College for Teachers, said
affiiliation comprising the interchange
or sale Of real property; and II further
a appearing to the court that members
OF the board of trust are present in the
city from several States. and the com
plainants not asking for an Injunction
against said meeting:
1T is ordered. adjudged and de-
creed that an injunction issue enjoin-
ing the board of trusa and the eXecu'
tive committee thereof. and the execu-
tive officers Of Vanderbilt University.
and Vanderbilt University. from exc
cutting or delivering and consummat-
Ing any sale or exchange OF real es-
tate or contracts between the said
but no injunction 10 is
sued against the holding OF said meet
ing and action by the board OF trust
upon said matters. But only the con-
OF the said transa ctions Is
enjoined.
III is further ordered by the court
that an injunction issue enjoining the
defendants, r. +. Jackson. Claude
Waller and j. A. Robins. from act
ing or participating in the meeting
of the board OF trust called for this
day. or acting as members of sal.
board OF trust until the further orders
of this court,
1T is further ordered that the said
Injunction issue upon the compliments
giving an injunction bond as required
nv law i'm the sum OF So 00U."