Legal Opinion

People v. White Circle League of America

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 1951No. 31720PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gunn

The People, upon the relation of the Attorney General, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against The White Circle League of America, a nonprofit corporation, hereafter called the “White Circle,” to show cause why it should not be ousted of its rights to exercise a corporation franchise. The complaint alleges the corporate purpose to be “For the purpose of education as to customs, civic and social standards and charitable purposes among its members, the maintenance of schools therefor, and the dissemination of information and literature appertaining thereto, and to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. of Ind. v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. State ex inf. Hadley v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  3. People v. United Medical Service, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1936
  4. Commonwealth v. Amer. Baseball Club of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  5. State ex inf. Hadley v. Delmar Jockey ClubSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Daley v. Datacom Systems Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. People Ex Rel. Adamowski v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  3. People Ex Rel. Carey v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  4. People ex rel. Rahn v. VohraAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  5. Young v. National Association for Advancement of White People, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1954

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