Braden v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; W. T. Cunningham, Judge. Mandamus by Henry E. Braden, Sr., against John G. Lewis. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
This is a proceeding by mandamus to compel the defendant, as Grand Master of Eureka Grand Lodge, E. & A. M. (Colored) of Louisiana, and individually, ■ “to remove the indefinite suspension of Henry E. Braden, Sr., as a member of the Masonic Craft, of Olympia Lodge No. 125, and the M. W. Eureka Grand Lodge, E. &• A. M., for the state of Louisiana. * * * ” Plaintiff alleges that he is a member in good standing of both the local and Grand Lodge, and that defendant was without authority to suspend petitioner; that the only way in which he could be suspended under the constitution, rules, and…
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