WASHINGTON BRANCH, ETC. v. AMERICAN ASS'N, ETC.

Civil Actions Nos. 1575—48, 2060—48.

79 F.Supp. 88 (1948)

WASHINGTON BRANCH OF AMERICAN ASS'N OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN v. AMERICAN ASS'N OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN et al. LYONS et al. v. WASHINGTON BRANCH OF AMERICAN ASS'N OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN et al.

District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

July 16, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Croghan, of Washington, D. C., for Washington Branch of American Ass'n of University Women.

Warner W. Gardner, of Washington, D. C., for Lyons et al.

John Lord O'Brien, Charles A. Horsky, and Wilbur R. Lester, all of Washington, D. C., for American Ass'n of University Women.


LAWS, Chief Justice.

Civil Action No. 1575—48 is a suit brought by the Washington Branch of a national corporation known as The American Association of University Women to enjoin a threatened order of expulsion. By agreement, there was consolidated with this suit Civil Action No. 2060—48, brought by minority members of the Washington Branch to prevent the majority from denying membership to any applicant on the ground of race, color or creed.

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