Legal Opinion
Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. O'Neill
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 18, 1924No. 58PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sanford
This is a suit in equity brought in the District Court by the Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World, a fraternal society organized under the laws of Nebraska, against twenty-five of its members, all citizens of Texas. Federal jurisdiction was based upon the diversity of citizenship, and the matter in controversy, which, it was averred, exceeded, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of three thousand dollars. Jud. Code, § 24, subd. 1.
The bill alleged, in substance, that the defendants had entered into an agreement and conspiracy to embarrass and attempt to ruin the Society; that…
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