Lake Placid Club, Inc. v. Abrams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, P. J.
By statute discrimination based on race, color, creed or national origin is forbidden in this State in places of public accommodation, resort or amusement. Private clubs are excepted from the ban of the statute (Executive Law, §§ 292, 296). A commission has been set up to enforce the provisions of the statute and such commission is empowered to establish its own rules of practice. This appeal brings up for determination the power of the chairman of the commission to waive strict compliance with one of the rules of the commission relative to the reconsideration of a decision made by one…
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