National Baptist Convention, United States of America, Inc. v. Taylor

Opinion by

Mr. J ustice Bok,

These cases arise out of a convention of five thousand or more of plaintiffs membership that was held in Philadelphia, between September 6 and 11, 1960. *503Plaintiff is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia.

In the first case the complaint in equity, filed on September 9, averred that a small faction of the Convention, including the defendants, disrupted the meetings by yelling and screaming in the aisles and not only prevented the delivery of inspiring sermons but during an adjournment caused the election of defendants to the…