Doe v. Supreme Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose

The plaintiff, a minor, by his mother and guardian, proceeding under the pseudonyms John Doe and Jane Roe, respectively, brought a civil action against the defendants, Ronald Pierce, Jeffery Taylor and Moose International, Inc. (Moose), for damages arising out of the alleged sexual abuse of John Doe while he resided at Mooseheart, “The Child City.” The complaint was subsequently amended to add as a defendant the Supreme Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose (the Supreme Lodge). Moose appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss for improper venue and, in the alternative, to…