Field v. National Council of Knights & Ladies of Security
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court for Gage county. Tried •below before Letton, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Day, O.
The plaintiffs bring this proceeding in error to revieiv a judgment of the district court of Gage county, based upon a verdict for the defendant returned in obedience to the peremptory direction of the trial court. The defendant is a fraternal mutual benefit association organized under the laws of the state of Kansas, with its head office at Topeka, and licensed to transact business in Nebraska. The defendant organization is founded upon the lodge system, with subordinate councils in various cities, having a ritualistic form of work, and embracing in its scope fraternal *227and social…
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