Barker v. Bryn Mawr College
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 1, Jan. T., 1923, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1921, No. 1, refusing writ of peremptory mandamus, in case of Margery Barker, a minor, by her mother and next friend Marjory C. Barker, v. Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, a corporation, and M. Carey Thomas, President. Petition for peremptory mandamus. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Petition dismissed. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 1, Jan. T., 1923, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1921, No. 1, refusing writ of peremptory mandamus, in case of Margery Barker, a minor, by her mother and next friend Marjory C. Barker, v. Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, a corporation, and M. Carey Thomas, President. Petition for peremptory mandamus. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Petition dismissed. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was order, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam,
Plaintiff obtained an alternative writ of mandamus to compel the reinstatement of Margery Barker as a student in Bryn Mawr College, and her restoration to “all the rights and privileges with respect to classes, courses of study, examinations, degrees, and, in general, all other rights which she enjoyed prior to her dismissal.” After hearing, the court below refused a peremptory writ and entered judgment for defendants. Plaintiff has appealed.
It appears from the findings of the court below that the “Trustees of Bryn Mawr [that being the charter title] is a corporation of the first…
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