Tucker v. Kirkpatrick

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

In a petition for rehearing the plaintiffs bring to the attention of the court the case of Golden Star Lodge No. 1 v. Watterson, 158 Mich. 696. It is said the question presented in that case is identical with the one presented by the plaintiffs, and that the conclusion reached by the Michigan court is opposed to that announced by this court.

The action in the cited case was one of mandamus to compel restoration of a forfeited lodge charter. In the opinion it was said:

“There is no provision in the charter of this society for an appeal by a…