Braden v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; W. T. Cunningham, Judge. Action by Henry E. Braden, Sr., against John G. Lewis. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
Plaintiff sues for damages alleged to have been suffered by the act of the defendant in attempting, as Grand Master of colored Masons in Louisiana, to suspend .plaintiff as a member of the Grand Lodge and local lodge of Masons, No. 125, in the city of New Orleans. Plaintiff claims that the act of the defendant was unauthorized by the' rules and regulations of the order, ultra vires his powers as Grand Master', and actuated by malice and ill feeling against plaintiff.
The answer admits the suspension, but claims that it was done under proper authority, for sufficient cause, and without malice;…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Braden v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Blumenfeldt v. KorschuckAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
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