Va. Supreme Court Says Lower Court Erred in Sweet Briar Case, Sends It Back, as Advocates Cheer

A Virginia Supreme Court ruling Tuesday elated advocates working to keep Sweet Briar College from closing, as justices wrote that a lower court had erred and sent the case back for more arguments.  The private women’s college is slated to close forever this summer, after its president announced what he called “insurmountable financial challenges” in March.  Responding to the appeal, justices concluded that Circuit Court Judge James Updike erred when he ruled that the law of trusts cannot apply to a corporation and declined the injunction.