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LLOYD LIONS CLUB v. INT. ASSOC. OF LIONS CLUBS

A8206-03941; CA A36245.

724 P.2d 887 (1986)

81 Or. App. 151

LLOYD LIONS CLUB OF PORTLAND, Oregon, a non-profit corporation, Nancy Hopper and Helen Greenough, Respondents, Mary Mulflur, Plaintiff, v. The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS, a non-profit Illinois corporation, Appellant, Kaoru Murakami, William C. Chandler, Everett J. Grindstaff, Dr. James M. Fowler and Hubert A. Mason, Executive Officers; Sohei Arimoto, Prof. Rafael Arriola Molina, Premchand R. Bafana, James T. Coffey, Dr. Jack DoBush, Dr. Yong Woo Kim, G.E. "Bud" Klise, K.M. "Ken" Lentfer, Dr. Luis Murad, Joseph L. Raub, Beauford W. Robinson, Augustin Soliva, John S. Swantek, Avv. Giuseppe Taranto, William E. Winland, Donald E. Banker, Farice Bruce, Jr., Vern France, William F. Gackle, Yasuto Kaetsu, James E. Kent, Robert E. Maxey, Marcel Mengeot, Bruce Murray, Persiles Ayanes Perez M., William M. Schooler, Aimo N. K. Viitala and William L. Woolard, Board of Directors and their successors; and John Does I through XXXIII, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Walters, Portland, for appellant. With him on the briefs were William B. Crow and Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen, Portland.

Marla J. McGeorge, Portland, for respondents. With her on the brief were Allen T. Murphy, Jr. and Richardson, Murphy & Lawrence, Portland.

Diane Spies and Diane Spies & Associates, P.C., Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae for the Conference of Private Organizations and Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the United States of America.

Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., and Linda DeVries Grimms, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, filed a brief amicus curiae for Dept. of Justice and Bureau of Labor and Industries.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and WARREN and DEITS, JJ.

RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Lloyd Lions Club of Portland admitted plaintiffs Hopper and Greenough, both women,1 as members. Defendant International Association of Lions Clubs, which restricts membership to males, responded by terminating the charter of Lloyd Lions Club. Plaintiffs brought this action, alleging in separate claims that defendant (1) violated the Public Accommodation Act, ORS 30.670 to 30.685 (Act), proscribing...

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