Oliver v. Hopkins

The plaintiffs were members of an unincorporated association called “ Friendship Council No. 19 of the Order of United American Mechanics,” organized by charter from the unincorporated association called “ The State Council of the Order of United American Mechanics of the State of Massachusetts,” and was subject to the rules and usages of the state council. Both of these organizations were subordinate to another unincorporated association, called “ The National Council of the Order of United American Mechanics of the United States of America.” The charter of Friendship Council No. 19 provided…