GOSHORN v. BAR ASSOCIATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Civ. A. No. 2393-56.

152 F.Supp. 300 (1957)

Alfred F. GOSHORN et al., Plaintiffs, v. BAR ASSOCIATION OF the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

June 7, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley E. McDonald, Lawrence J. Simmons, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Alfred F. Goshorn, Washington, D. C., in pro. per.

Preston C. King, Jr., Howard Westwood, Edward Bennett Williams, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


WILKIN, District Judge.

The Complaint seeks a declaratory judgment invalidating the action of the defendant Association at its meeting of May 8, 1956, with reference to the proposed amendment to the By-Laws of the Association by deleting the word "white" from Article I which fixed and classified the eligibility of members, and the Complaint prayed for an injunction restraining officers of the Association from any action based on, or in furtherance of, the procedure...

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