CAMP FIRE CLUB OF AMERICA v. UNITED STATES

No. L-162.

1 F.Supp. 782 (1932)

CAMP FIRE CLUB OF AMERICA v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

November 14, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Clifford, of Washington, D. C. (H. H. Shinnick, 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 case is determined by the facts and does not require any elaborate discussion. The findings show that in order to be entitled to membership in the club a candidate must show he has successfully hunted big game, and that the predominant purpose of the club is to continue a supply of wild life to be hunted by the present and future generations. Hunting, when not carried on for profit (and it appears that hunting for profit was condemned by the club...

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