Hammon v. Dixon

On August 17, 1951, the city of Harrison conveyed a tract of about three acres, lying within the city and across the street from the county hospital, to Boone Lodge No. 314, Free and Accepted Masons. In 1959 the Lodge announced its intention of constructing a shopping center upon the land. This proposal aroused at least a limited amount of opposition, especially on the part of certain physicians who felt that the tract was needed for the future expansion of the county hospital. In the course of the controversy the Lodge’s right to use the property for commercial purposes was questioned. In…