Unsigned Gift Pledge Enforceable Against Donor’s Estate
Temple’s detrimental reliance in capital campaign converts commitment to level of enforceable pledge
A decedent’s estate properly paid a $246,000 claim to a Jewish synagogue when the Temple relied on the unsigned pledge to encourage others to participate in its campaign for a new building and endowment, the Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled. The fact that one of the co-executors was a member of the Temple and on one of its committees did not invalidate the payment. (Ruttenberg v. Friedman, No. 1090600, 5/11/12.)
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