Legal Opinion · Dissent

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Truscott v. Yiddisher Kultur Farband

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 27, 1955No. Appeal, 79Published

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion by

Me. Justice Musmanno,

August 27, 1955:

On May 22, 1944, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County granted a charter to an organization entitled the Yiddisher Kultur Farband (also known as the Jewish Culture Association) on the petition of eight persons who asserted that the objectives of the organization were to foster the study of “Jewish litera*569ture, music, painting, sculpture and the arts and cultural pursuits.”

On March 23, 1953, the same Court issued a rule on the corporation to show cause why its charter should not be revoked since it was reported to the Court by…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Williams v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Schlesinger PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. McAndrew v. Scranton Republican Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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