Model Building & Loan Ass'n v. Patterson

This action is brought in the name of the plaintiff by the board of trustees thereof who were in office prior to January 23, 1895. They claim still to be such trustees, and they are in the present possession of the books and papers of the plaintiff and of its assets, valued at about §12,000. Defendants claim to constitute, with others, the present legally elected board of trustees of plaintiff, and seek to obtain possession of the books of plaintiff. Plaintiff asks for judgment enjoining defendants from interfering with the association and from attempting to seize any of the property of the…