Legal Opinion

Colored Young Men's Christian Ass'n v. Central Young Men's Christian Ass'n

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 22, 1959No. Record No. 4940PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

This appeal involves a controversy between two separate corporations located in the City of Norfolk, each bearing as a part of its name Young Men’s Christian Association, hereinafter abbreviated YMCA. The older of the two is the YMCA of the City of Norfolk, which has existed since the date of its charter in 1854, and has been actively engaged in YMCA work among young white men and boys in the city. The popular name for this corporation is Central Young Men’s Christian Association. The other corporation, known as the Colored Young Men’s Christian Association, was chartered in 1888. For some…

2Cited by2 opinions

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