Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge No. 107
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1972No. Appeal, No. 85PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice O’Brien,
On December 29, 1968, K. Leroy Irvis, a Negro, was brought into the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge No. 107, appellee, as the guest of a member in good standing of the appellee lodge. Three other guests of the involved member were also present, but Mr. Irvis was the only non-Caucasian member of the party. Appellee’s personel refused to serve the party in either its dining room or its bar, and there is no dispute that that refusal was based solely on the fact that one of the members of the party was a Negro. Irvis complained to the Pennsylvania Human Relations…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moose Lodge No. 107 v. IrvisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Irvis v. ScottDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Com., Human Rel. Comm. v. LoomSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Little v. WuerlCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Franklin Lodge v. MarcouxSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
- Human Rel. Com'n v. Lansdowne Swim Cl.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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