Shelley v. McLean

The constitution of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen provided for the trial of a member upon written specified charges by a committee and the expulsion of a member by the subordinate lodge, upon *232conviction on such trial, or a dismissal of the charges by a vote of the lodge. Section 67 of such constitution provides: “ Any officer, member or lodge feeling that an injustice has been done her or it in a trial may appeal to the Grand President * * *. The appeal together with a copy of the charges preferred, testimony offered and verdict rendered shall be forwarded to the…