Legal Opinion

Lodge No. 19 v. Svi Sveti

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 27, 1936No. Appeals, 129 and 130PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Appellants contend that the action of the Supreme Board of Directors of the Croation Fraternal Union of America in ordering a division of Lodge No. 1 was invalid, because the petition was not signed by one-half of its members and there is no evidence of dissension making it impossible to have peace within the lodge, as required by the by-laws for a division. Our review shows there was ample evidence supporting the findings of the court below, affirmed by the court en banc, that one-half the members of Lodge No. 1 had signed the petition and sufficient dissension existed. We will…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Glenn v. TreesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. Maloney v. U. Mine Workers of A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Beeman v. Supreme LodgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  4. Equitable Life Assurance Society v. KleinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  5. Acri v. BrusciaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Falsetti v. Local Union No. 2026, United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. Frederick E. Lewis v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  3. Berberian v. Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Williams v. Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Local No. 2Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Heasley v. Operative Plasterers & Cement Finishers International Ass'n, Local No. 31Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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