Ladies of MacCabees v. Commissioner of Insurance

The merger contract, when submitted to the defendant for his approval, had attached thereto the affidavit of Frances E. Burns, great commander, and of Emma E. Bower, great record keeper, of the plaintiff society, in which the resolution approving of the merger and adopting the contract was set out at length. Then followed:

"That upon a vote being taken thereon, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the votes of two-thirds of the members of the special review, as announced by the tellers, declared so carried by the presiding officer, and thereafter reduced to writing, which was read and…