Van Daele v. Vinci

We granted leave to appeal from a reversal by the appellate court (Van Daele v. Vinci, 129 Ill.App.2d 332) of a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County permanently enjoining Certified Grocers of Illinois, Inc. (hereinafter Certified) from enforcing resolutions of Certified’s board of directors (hereinafter the Board) to expel plaintiffs from membership in Certified or to take any punitive action against plaintiffs by reason of the resolutions.

The pleadings alleged that Certified is a private, voluntary organization of independent retail grocers doing business under the Co-operative Act…