Hollingsworth v. Supreme Council of Royal Arcanum
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN, tried before Garter, J.„ and a jury, at October Term, 1917, of Catawba. Tbe action was brought to recover tbe sum of $420, with interest, it being tbe total of plaintiff’s monthly dues as a member of the defendant order from 30 May, 1902, until 1 December, 1916, which were paid by him to it during said time.
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ActioN, tried before Garter, J.„ and a jury, at October Term, 1917, of Catawba. Tbe action was brought to recover tbe sum of $420, with interest, it being tbe total of plaintiff’s monthly dues as a member of the defendant order from 30 May, 1902, until 1 December, 1916, which were paid by him to it during said time. Plaintiff based his right to recover upon the ground of fraud in procuring him to become a member of the order in 1902, the fraud consisting in the false representations of the defendant’s soliciting agent as to the amount of dues to be paid by him each month during the…
1Opinion of the Court
WalKEe, J.,
after stating the case: It appears that a great corporation, managing and controlling important financial interests for hundreds of thousands of families, was conducting its business upon un*624sound principles, which if followed without change would ultimately lead to financial ruin. The first question is, Was the change adopted in excess of defendant’s corporate powers, or in violation of the statute governing such corporations?
This case is not like any we have heretofore decided concerning fraternal orders or benefit societies. The law of this State was amended by Acts of 1899, ch.…
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