Bailey v. Young Women's Christian Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 166, Jan. T., 1920, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Pbiladelphia Co., Sept. T., 1918, No. 1563, on bill in equity in case of Elsie Bailey et al. v. Young Women’s Christian Association of Philadelphia et al. Bill in equity for an injunction, and for the appointment of a master to conduct a corporate election. Exceptions to the report of John M. Scott, Esq., master, were dismissed by the court. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 166, Jan. T., 1920, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Pbiladelphia Co., Sept. T., 1918, No. 1563, on bill in equity in case of Elsie Bailey et al. v. Young Women’s Christian Association of Philadelphia et al. Bill in equity for an injunction, and for the appointment of a master to conduct a corporate election. Exceptions to the report of John M. Scott, Esq., master, were dismissed by the court. Defendants appealed. Errors assigned were in dismissing exceptions to the master’s report.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing exceptions to the report of a master appointed for the purpose of conducting the annual election of the board of managers of the Young Women’s Christian Association of Philadelphia, an association incorporated for the purpose of looking after the moral and religious welfare of young women dependent upon their own exertions for their support. The various questions involved relate mainly to the qualification of voters and the number of candidates which make up the board of managers under the provisions of the constitution…
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