Legal Opinion

Schwenk v. Boy Scouts of America

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided June 24, 1976PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*329TONGUE, J.

This is an action brought by a nine-year-old girl, through her mother as her guardian ad litem, to recover damages for the violation of the Public Accommodation Act (ORS 30.670 et seq.) resulting from defendant’s refusal to accept plaintiff’s application for membership as a cub scout. Defendant demurred to plaintiff’s complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action. The demurrer was sustained and plaintiff appealed. We affirm.

The complaint alleges that defendant is a congressionally-chartered corporation (36 USCA § 21 et seq.); that it operates a program of cub…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sunshine Dairy v. PetersonOregon Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Allen v. Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Thompson v. IDS Life Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1976
  4. State v. SisneyOregon Supreme Court · 1968

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Boy Scouts of America v. DaleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States Jaycees v. McClureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  3. Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of Boy Scouts of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Beynon v. St. George-Dixie Lodge 1743Utah Supreme Court · 1993
  5. King v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1982

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