Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. Banks

Appellee, while being initiated into membership of appellant’s local camp at Pinola in Simpson county, in this state, was struck on the right buttock by a spanker in the hands of Magee, a member of the camp, and was seriously injured. The impact made a hole in his flesh from one and one-half to two inches deep; he hied profusely, was taken to a hospital in Magee where he remained for a while, and was treated by Dr. Diamond, who was in charge of the hospital, for some time. He sued appellant, the Sovereign Camp, for damages for the wrongful injury alleged to have been caused by the unlawful…