Albach v. Fraternal Aid Union

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This action was begun to challenge the legality of a merger of two defendant corporations, The Fraternal Aid Association, a Kansas corporation, and the Supreme Lodge of the Fraternal Union of America, a Colorado corporation. Both of these organizations were typical fraternal insurance associations, having a large membership enrolled in local bodies or lodges with the usual ritualistic ceremonies of instruction and discipline, and governed by supreme councils composed of the general officials and representatives chosen directly or indirectly…