Hillery v. Pedic Society
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, John R. Hillery, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 17th day of June, 1919, denying the relator's motion for a writ of mandamus peremptory or alternative.
1Opinion of the Court
Philbin, J.:
The petitioner, a negro, asks that a mandamus be issued directing the respondent society to admit him to membership and to extend to him all the rights and privileges of an active member therein.
The petition sets forth the following facts: The respondent is a membership corporation created by a special act of the Legislature of this State. The objects of the society, as stated in its by-laws, are to elevate the standard, improve and regulate the practice of chiropody within this State, inculcate among its members such ethical principles as will improve their standing in the…
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- Falcone v. Middlesex Co. Medical Soc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Opn. No., New York Attorney General Reports1977