National League of Commission Merchants of United States v. Hornung
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, the National League of Commission Merchants of the United States, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 29th day of May, 1911, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Erie Trial Term before the court without a jury, dismissing the complaint upon the merits, and directing the restoration of the defendant to membership in the plaintiff…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, the National League of Commission Merchants of the United States, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 29th day of May, 1911, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Erie Trial Term before the court without a jury, dismissing the complaint upon the merits, and directing the restoration of the defendant to membership in the plaintiff corporation.
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J.:
The plaintiff, a membership corporation, was incorporated in the State of Illinois in March, 1893. It consists of commission merchants, about 380 in number, and its purpose is set forth in its certificate of incorporation as follows: “The object for which it is formed is mutual aid in business, promotion of the best interests of shippers and receivers, and to promote good feeling among all its members with a special outlook for their welfare, and to foster and encourage by all lawful and proper means and in a fraternal and friendly spirit by organized effort their welfare.”
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