Thornton v. Ionia Free Fair Association

The Ionia Free Fair Association, defendant, was an unincorporated voluntary association composed of business men of Ionia. Its officers were a president, secretary, treasurer, and a general manager. For eight years prior to 1922 it had annually arranged for and held an exposition during August, known and advertised as the “Ionia Free Fair.” Besides exhibitions of farm and fancy stock of all kinds, industrial and mechanical appliances of various descriptions, horse races, fancy riding and driving, etc., the occasion was made more attractive by vaudeville acts, pyrotechnic displays and other…