NAACP of Houston Metropolitan Council v. NAACP

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINDINGS OF FACT

COW AN, District Judge.

Issues

This case, presented to the court in a bench trial on October 19 and 20, 1978, presents essentially two issues:

1. Whether the undisputed facts and applicable law create a situation in which this Court may properly intervene into the internal management of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (hereinafter “NAACP”)?

2. Whether the pertinent documents create an enforceable contract right in Rev. C. Anderson Davis (hereinafter “Rev. Davis”) which can be enforced against the NAACP?

This court, for the…