Johnson v. Prince Hall Grand Lodge

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

The action was one of mandamus to compel the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas and Its Jurisdiction, to set aside orders of suspension entered against the eleven plaintiffs and to reinstate them to membership. The district court issued an alternative writ of mandamus, which was discharged following a hearing of defendant’s supplemental motion to quash. The plaintiffs have appealed.

Prince Hall Grand Lodge is a fraternal organization of Masons. The plaintiffs were members of the Grand Lodge and of various local lodges…