Pandolfo v. Bank of Benson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Arizona; David P. Dyer, Judge. Action for libel by Samuel C. Pandolfo against the Bank of Benson and others. From a judgment for defendants after demurrer to ihe complaint was sustained, plaintiff brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Arizona; David P. Dyer, Judge. Action for libel by Samuel C. Pandolfo against the Bank of Benson and others. From a judgment for defendants after demurrer to ihe complaint was sustained, plaintiff brings error. The .court below sustained a demurrer to a complaint which alleged in substance that the defendants, consisting of a large number of banks under the style of Arizona Bankers’ Association, together with their secretary, were engaged in the business of printing and publishing a certain book and pamphlet’called…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts,as above). [1] The defendants rely upon the proposition that the limit of liability of members of an unincorporated association is that the members are responsible for tortious acts committed by the society, where it can fairly be assumed that they were within the scope of the purpose for which the organization was formed, citing 5 C. J. 1364, and they contend that no such allegations of fact appear in the complaint. It is argued that the title of the book published by the association shows that it merely sets out an account of the proceedings of the association, and…
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