Supreme Grand Lodge of Ancient & Mystical Order Rosae Crucis v. Smith

Plaintiff, a nonprofiit educational, scientific and fraternal organization, brought this action to restrain the defendant Smith, and others, former members of the order, from publishing malicious, libelous and slanderous statements and documents about the organization and concerning one H. Spencer Lewis, its chief officer, known as the imperator. The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered judgment for plaintiff as prayed for. Defendant Smith has appealed.

Respondent has made a motion for diminution of record. It desires that there be added to the bill of exceptions nearly one thousand…