Gardner v. East Rock Lodge, No. 141
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to restrain the defendant fraternal society from depriving the plaintiff of the privileges and advantages of membership therein, for other equitable relief, and for damages, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County where a demurrer to the complaint was overruled and the cause was afterward tried to the court, Simpson, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGager, J.
Prior to May 18th, 1917, the plaintiff had for many years been a member of the defendant lodge, a subordinate lodge of an order known as Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, having a Grand Lodge and subordinate lodges throughout the United States, and existing to promote the welfare and happiness of its members, to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to protect and assist its members and their families. On and after May 18th, 1917, plaintiff was suspended by defendant, following acts claimed to warrant his suspension, deprived of all privileges of…
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