Loyal Orange Institution v. Morrison
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 218, Jan. T., 1921, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Pbila. Co., March T., 1919, No. 2886, on bill in equity, in case of State Grange Lodge of Pennsylvania of tbe Loyal Orange Institution of tbe United States of America, incorporated under tbe laws of Pennsylvania in tbe name of Loyal Orange Institution of tbe State of Pennsylvania, v. John Morrison, Master, William J. Hayes, William Kildare, John Morrow and John Little, individually, and as members and…
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Appeal, No. 218, Jan. T., 1921, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Pbila. Co., March T., 1919, No. 2886, on bill in equity, in case of State Grange Lodge of Pennsylvania of tbe Loyal Orange Institution of tbe United States of America, incorporated under tbe laws of Pennsylvania in tbe name of Loyal Orange Institution of tbe State of Pennsylvania, v. John Morrison, Master, William J. Hayes, William Kildare, John Morrow and John Little, individually, and as members and officers and as representing others associated with them as a society or lodge attempting to constitute themselves tbe…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
This is an appeal from a decree directing the respondents to transfer the custody and possession of all property and funds now held by them and en j oining them from using the name under which they were conducting an organization to which complainants had the exclusive right of control. In 1913 a split took place in the State Lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution of the United States of America; rival officers came into being, each pretending to be the rightful governing authority. Local lodges throughout the State, as they felt proper, submitted allegiance to…
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