State ex rel. Hundley v. Goodwyn
West Virginia Supreme Court
Original mandamus by the State, on the relation of H. B. Hundley, Grand Master of the Colored Masons, and others, against A. E. Goodwyn, late Grand Master, etc., and others.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge:
The relators seek the aid of the writ of mandamus to compel respondents to deliver to them possession of all the records, record books, minutes, proceedings, moneys and all other property or properties or things of any kind whatsoever belonging to the Grand Lodge of Colored Masons of this state, which have come into and are in the hands of the respondents, who claim to be officers of the lodge and who hold the property by virtue of such claim.
The respondent, A. E. Goodwyn, was elected Grand Master of the Colored Masons of "West Virginia at the regular annual communication — the…
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