Chamberlain v. Lincoln
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity by three persons claiming to be officers, trustees, and members of Royal Arch Lodge No. 17 of the Independent Order of Good Templars, in behalf of themselves and the other members of said lodge, against three persons alleged to be the officers of an association wrongfully claiming the name and title of the Royal Arch Lodge, to obtain the records, books, charter, ritual and other property of said lodge, and to restrain the defendants from using the name of the…
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Bill in equity by three persons claiming to be officers, trustees, and members of Royal Arch Lodge No. 17 of the Independent Order of Good Templars, in behalf of themselves and the other members of said lodge, against three persons alleged to be the officers of an association wrongfully claiming the name and title of the Royal Arch Lodge, to obtain the records, books, charter, ritual and other property of said lodge, and to restrain the defendants from using the name of the lodge and from spending a certain sum of money belonging to the lodge. A demurrer to the bill was sustained, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtEndicott, J.
We are of opinion that the plaintiffs in their bill show no ground for the relief prayed for.
The Grand Lodge of the Order of Good Templars of Massachusetts is alleged to be a corporation, duly established by law, for the purpose of promoting the cause of temperance. Under the constitution of this corporation, which is made part of the bill, authority is given to issue charters to subordinate lodges, upon the application of ten or more' persons in good standing, and to suspend or revoke the same, and to demand the surrender of the charter and books of a lodge from any person in whose custody…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grosvenor v. United Society of BelieversMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
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