Legal Opinion
Treister v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 31, 1979No. 77-1221PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY
delivered the opinion of the court:
On November 3,1976, the plaintiff, Michael R. Treister, M.D., filed a three-count complaint against the defendant, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, challenging the academy’s denial of his initial application for membership in the academy. The academy filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint on various grounds which included the failure to state a cause of action because the decision of a private professional association rejecting an application for membership is not subject to judicial review. The plaintiff filed a…
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