The heir of a former university sponsor demands the return of donated funds
A local scandal in the capital of Virginia, Richmond. In the United States, there is a tradition of naming buildings on university campuses or even entire departments after sponsors. After the heirs of the deceased T.C. Williams Sr. in 1890. donated $25 to the University of Richmond, the latter named after TC Williams Sr. your law school. Until 2021, this did not cause any problems, but then a series of renames swept through the university, which were associated with the fact that some sponsors were slave owners. The hero of this post was among them: the law school ceased to be called after him and remained simply a law school.
This development did not sit well with T.C. Williams Sr.'s great-great-great-grandson, Mr. Robert C. Smith, who recently demanded that the university return a relative's money, as well as another $350 that the family had donated to the university in the early 000th century. After recalculating for inflation and interest on the use of money, Mr. Smith settled on $20 billion. So far, a letter has been sent to the university demanding the return of the family donations, but Mr. Smith is serious and an interesting legal dispute cannot be ruled out.
Author: Igor Slabykh
