Schriner v. Sachs
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 79, Jan. T., 1916, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 4782, requiring defendants to turn over to plaintiffs certain money and property, in case of Howard M. Schriner, Thomas Chriswell, John W. Creamer, Sr., Charles Ulmer, Theodore O. Dost, Frederick Steger, Charles Pfautz, Henry T. Wilt, Joseph Dean and Joseph A. Wilt, on Behalf of Themselves and the Other Officers, Trustees and Members of Quaker City Circle, No. 97,…
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Appeal, No. 79, Jan. T., 1916, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 4782, requiring defendants to turn over to plaintiffs certain money and property, in case of Howard M. Schriner, Thomas Chriswell, John W. Creamer, Sr., Charles Ulmer, Theodore O. Dost, Frederick Steger, Charles Pfautz, Henry T. Wilt, Joseph Dean and Joseph A. Wilt, on Behalf of Themselves and the Other Officers, Trustees and Members of Quaker City Circle, No. 97, Brotherhood of America of the State of Pennsylvania, v. John Sachs, Sr., Levi Myers, Michael Ryan, Henry Demberger,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
The Brotherhood of America is a secret beneficial society having members in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other states. The head of the organization is the Supreme Circle composed of certain officers and representatives of subordinate bodies located in the various states. Under the state divisions are Grand Circles and Grand Homes and Subordinate Circles and Homes. *614These various organizations are bound together under a general system for the government of the society and the transaction of its business, the Supreme Circle being the approved “Foundation Head” with…
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