Tyler

This action was brought by certain parties holding memberships in a golf club in Riverside County, conducted by Park Ridge Country Club, a corporation, the action being brought on behalf of and for the benefit of all those holding such memberships. The action seeks the appointment of a receiver to take charge of and manage the property of the corporation, and to restrain certain defendants who are alleged to own the stock of the corporation from transferring or selling said stock to any person other than one of the Caucasian race. The complaint alleges that the by-laws of said club limit the members thereof to persons of the Caucasian race; that those holding memberships therein are not entitled to voting power in the conduct of the club or in the corporation, nor in amending or changing the by-laws; that according to the articles of incorporation and the by-laws, the directors of the club and the owners of the corporate stock have the sole right to amend the by-laws and to provide rules and regulations for the conduct of the club and the members, including the right to change the by-laws in such a manner as to provide that memberships in said club shall not be limited to members…