Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania State Camp v. Washington Camp No. 135
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1956No. Appeal, No. 38PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chibe Justice Horace Stern,
This controversy concerns the right of Pennsylvania State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of America, to take *494over the property of a local Camp upon the latter’s expulsion from the Order.
Patriotic Order Sons of America, a fraternal and patriotic organization, was organized in 1847 as an unincorporated association. In 1866, 28 then existing local Camps united to form a State Camp. A constitution was adopted and the State Camp was incorporated under a special Act of February 27, 1867, P. L. 285, which provided that the persons therein named and their…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Harker v. McKissockSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
- Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Girard Lodge No. 100Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- State Council Junior Order of United American Mechanics v. EmerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Commonwealth v. HeilmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Schriner v. SachsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
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3Cited by11 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
- Building Service Employees International Union v. University of Minnesota Employees Union Local 450Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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- National Grange of the Order of Patrons v. O'Sullivan Grange No. 1136Court of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- McElwee v. Scarff Bros. (In re McElwee)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
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