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HESSELTINE v. STATE ATHLETIC COM'N

No. 33501.

6 Ill.2d 129 (1955)

126 N.E.2d 631

ROSE HESSELTINE, also known as Rose Roman, Appellee, v. THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, (WILLIAM C. WINES, RAYMOND S. SARNOW, and A. ZOLA GROVES, of counsel,) for appellant.

DAVID J. FREED, of Chicago, for appellee.

Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Rose Hesseltine, also known as Rose Roman, applied to the Illinois State Athletic Commission for a permit to wrestle. The customary fee and medical report accompanied the application. Without affording her any hearing, the commission denied the application on the ground that its Rule No. 182 prohibits women from participating in wrestling exhibitions in Illinois. She thereafter filed...

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