Park v. Modern Woodmen of America
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Whiteside county; the Hon. Hiram Bigelow, Judge, presiding. On July 2, 1897, Anthony W. Bastían and others filed their bill in the circuit court of Whiteside county, in behalf of themselves as well as all others likewise situated, alleging they were members of the Modern Woodmen of America and residents of this State, in good standing.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Whiteside county; the Hon. Hiram Bigelow, Judge, presiding. On July 2, 1897, Anthony W. Bastían and others filed their bill in the circuit court of Whiteside county, in behalf of themselves as well as all others likewise situated, alleging they were members of the Modern Woodmen of America and residents of this State, in good standing. They set out the incorporation of the society and the location of the principal office at Fulton, and alleged the adoption of by-laws of 1890 and 1895, referred to in Bastían v. Modern Woodmen of America, 166 Ill. 595. The bill…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
The purpose of this society, and its action with reference to an attempt to change the location of its principal office from the city of Fulton to the city of Rock Island, and the legislation under which such attempted change was sought to be made, are stated and set forth in Bastian v. Modern Woodmen of America, 166 Ill. 595, where it was held that where an incorporated benefit society has by its fundamental law fixed its principal office at a place designated in its articles of association, such principal office cannot be changed without the amendment of its fundamental law and its articles…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Town of Fox v. Town of KendallIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Seeberger v. McCormickIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Bastian v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Illinois River Railroad v. ZimmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
- Bank of Republic v. County of HamiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
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