Supreme Council of Order of Chosen Friends v. Garrigus

Appellee brought this action tó recover from .appellant $1,500, which he claims is due him under the charter, constitution and by-laws of the order. The order was incorporated under section 3502, R. S. 1881. Some of its principal objects, as declared in the articles of incorporation, are to unite its members in bonds of fraternity,, aid and protection, to improve the condition of the members morally, socially and .materially, and to establish a relief Yund, from which members, who have complied with all its rules and reg*134illations, or persons by such members lawfully designated, or-the legal…