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BUILDERS' CLUB OF CHICAGO v. UNITED STATES

No. L-514.

58 F.2d 503 (1932)

BUILDERS' CLUB OF CHICAGO v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

May 2, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Hughes, of Chicago, Ill. (William Cogger of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

Fred K. Dyar, of Washington, D. C., and Charles B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States.

Before BOOTH, Chief Justice, and GREEN, LITTLETON, WILLIAMS, and WHALEY, Judges.

GREEN, Judge.

This action is brought to recover $9,196.55 taxes paid by the Builders' Club of Chicago on dues of its members. The only question in the case is whether the plaintiff is a social club within the meaning of the law.

The findings show that the principal purpose of the club is to co-operate in a business way to offset the influence of the labor unions of Chicago. It has a dining room, a kitchen, a large lounge, a card room, and a billiard room,...

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