Green v. Supreme Council of Royal Arcanum
New York Supreme Court
Action by Samuel Green against the Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum. Judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
There is nothing which I can add to the legal literature affecting the question before the court in this case. From the view I take of the recent decisions of the Court of Appeals in Wright v. Maccabees, 196 N. Y. 391, 89 N. E. 1078, and Dowdall v. C. M. B. Ass’n, 196 N. Y. 405, 89 N. E. 1075, it has been settled as the law in this state that a general power reserved by a society like the defendant to amend its by-laws or constitution does not authorize an *399increase in the amount of the assessment on the individual member fixed in the original contract of the parties. This contract is found in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Langan v. Supreme Council American Legion of HonorNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Beach v. Supreme Tent of Knights of MacCabeesNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Wright v. Knights of the MacCabees of the WorldNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Mock v. Supreme Council of Royal ArcanumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Dowdall v. Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Newman v. Supreme LodgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
- Hollingsworth v. . Supreme CouncilSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
- Hollingsworth v. Supreme Council of Royal ArcanumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918