Legal Opinion
Bayliss v. Grand Lodge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1912No. 19,175PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by M. W. Bayliss against the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff charges the defendant Grand Lodge with responsibility for certain publications, which, he alleges, libeled and injured him, and he demands damages. The specific averments as to the publications in question are:
*581That, on March 14, 1908, defendant issued an edict, or circular, signed by its Grand Master and Secretary, declaring:
“That your petitioner is trying to establish in this city and state certain Scottish Rite bodies, of which petitioner is the head, and is making representations which are bogus, spurious, and clandestine, meaning and intending…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Vickerman v. Contracting BoardNew York Supreme Court · 1865
3Cited by6 opinions
- Oakes v. WaltherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Berot v. PorteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Longsworth v. CursonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1922
- Walsh v. BertelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Lazar v. GremillionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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