Plattdeutsche Grot Gilde von de Vereenigten Staaten von Nord Amerika v. Ross

Mr. Presiding Justice Stein

delivered the opinion of the court.

First. When appellee joined the lodge, although he was over forty-five years old, be signed a declaration that he was only forty-four and agreed to waive all claims against appellant if found guilty of having made a false statement touching his age. The proof for appellee, however, tends to show that he was ignorant of the contents of the declaration, and stated his age correctly to the officers of the lodge and the grand lodge at the time he applied for admission and was accepted as a member, and that the officers said his being a…