State Council v. Hotaling
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, State Council of the Order of United American Mechanics of the State of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ulster on the 1st day of November, 1917, dismissing the complaint upon the merits- upon a -decision' of the -court" after a trial before the • court without a jury,
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
There is a national fraternal organization known as the “ United American Mechanics ” organized for benevolent and humanitarian purposes. It is subdivided into State councils for different States and each State council in turn is subdivided into subordinate or local councils. Plaintiff is the State council within this State and was duly incorporated by special act of the Legislature, being chapter 539 of the Laws of 1874. In the year 1890, by virtue of its act of incorporation as well as by the rules and constitutions of the National and State organizations, the plaintiff issued…
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