Scanlon v. Duffield

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing appellant’s petition seeking to hold appellees individually liable for the debts of the Knights of Columbus, Lima Council No. 436, of Lima, Ohio, of which they were members. The, action was dismissed in the lower court as to appellees, Wagner and Weadock, on grounds not urged as error here.

The facts are not in dispute and are substantially as follows:

The Knights of Columbus, a non-profit fraternal corporation operating under a lodge system, is organized under-the laws of Connecticut for the purpose of…