Young v. National Association for Advancement of White People, Inc.

Marvel, Vice Chancellor:

Defendant was organized as a non-

profit corporation under the laws of Delaware on December 14, 1953, and its principal office in Delaware is in Dover. Section 101, Title 8, Delaware Code, permits the organization of a corporation: “* * * for the transaction of any lawful business, or to promote or conduct any legitimate objects or purposes * * *” subject to certain limitations not here relevant. The avowed purposes of the corporate defendant set forth in its charter are to protect constitutional rights and maintain American social customs; to study social relations…