Legal Opinion
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, I.O.O.F. v. Union Lodge No. 32
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 30, 1971No. 6176PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
The principal issue in this case is whether a local lodge of Odd Fellows may convey its real estate, without the consent of the Grand Lodge, to a realty association whose president and members included all members of the local lodge who executed the deed. The authorities in this field for the most part tend to be ancient, uncertain and sparse. “ Unincorporated associations long have been a problem to the law .... The most baffling of all are the non-profit unincorporated associations. ” Oleck, NonProfit Associations as Legal Entities, 13 Clev.-Mar. L. Rev. 350 (1964 ).
In a petition to quiet…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grand Lodge of Iowa of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows v. Osceola Lodge No. 18, Independent Order of Odd FellowsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Venus Lodge No. 62 v. Acme Benevolent Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- Grand Lodge v. Germania Lodge, No. 50New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1897
- Trustees of New Hampshire &C. Methodist Church v. Methodist ChurchSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1954
- Krecek v. Supreme Lodge of Fraternal UnionNebraska Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Continental Cablevision of New Hampshire, Inc. v. Osgood Lodge 48 I.O.O.F. Building Ass'nSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- National Grange of the Order of Patrons v. O'Sullivan Grange No. 1136Court of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Independent Order of Odd Fellows v. Van Camp Lodge No. 140 IOFFSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Jewish War Veterans' Memorial Home Ass'n v. Jewish War Veterans of the United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004