Legal Opinion

Wishing Well Club, Inc. v. Akron City

Summit County Court of Common Pleas

Decided June 30, 1951No. 180436PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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By COLOPY, J.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Wishing Well Club, Inc., to obtain an order permanently restraining the defendant, the City of Akron, a municipal corporation, operating under a charter, from arresting and prosecuting its officers, employees and members, on charges connected with its business of conducting bingo and keno games.

The State of Ohio issued the plaintiff’s corporate charter, not for profit, in September 1948. The articles of incorporation, in part provide:

“The purpose or purposes for which said corporation is formed are: To foster and cultivate the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Society of Good Neighbors v. Mayor of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Olds v. KlotzOhio Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Neil House Hotel Co. v. City of ColumbusOhio Supreme Court · 1944
  4. State Ex. Rel Trampe v. MultererWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  5. State v. ParkerOhio Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Greater Loretta Imp. Ass'n v. State Ex Rel. BooneSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  2. Midwest Investment Co. v. City of CharitonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  3. Williams v. Jackson CityJackson County Court of Common Pleas · 1959
  4. City of Cincinnati v. BaskinOhio Supreme Court · 2006

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