Legal Opinion

Barry v. The Players

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 1, 1911PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal by the petitioner, Richard Barry, from an order of , the Supreme Court, made at the.Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 2d day of August, 1911. ' •

1Opinion of the Court

Scott, J.:

Appeal from an order denying relator’s application for a writ of mandamus to reinstate him as a member of the respondent, a social club.. The respondent-was incorporated in 1888, its purpose and objects being thus described in the certificate of incorporation.':“That the particular business and objects of our. society or club, so formed, are the promotion of social intercourse between the representative members of the: dramatic profession, and of the kindred professions- of literature, painting, sculpture and *705music, and the patrons of the arts; the creation of a library-relating…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re Haebler v. . N.Y. Produce ExchangeNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  2. People ex rel. Gray v. Medical Society of the County of ErieNew York Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Loubat v. Le RoyNew York Supreme Court · 1884
  4. People ex rel. Ward v. Uptown Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Division of Human Rights v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Berrien v. PollitzerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  3. Wichita Council No. 120 v. Security Benefit Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1934
  4. Battipaglia v. Executive Committee of the Democratic County CommitteeNew York Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Bernstein v. PlayersNew York Supreme Court · 1983

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