Grand Lodge v. Germania Lodge, No. 50
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Heard on bill, answer and proofs. This bill is filed by a corporation named the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of New Jersey, duly incorporated by act of the legislature, March 29th, 1871 (P. L. of 1871 p. 1027), against a subordinate lodge known as the Germania Lodge, No. 50, Knights of Pythias of New Jersey, and certain individuals, late members thereof.
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Heard on bill, answer and proofs. This bill is filed by a corporation named the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of New Jersey, duly incorporated by act of the legislature, March 29th, 1871 (P. L. of 1871 p. 1027), against a subordinate lodge known as the Germania Lodge, No. 50, Knights of Pythias of New Jersey, and certain individuals, late members thereof. Germania Lodge, No. 50, is an unincorporated association acting under a charter issued by the grand lodge on the 25th of May, 1870. The gravamen of the bill is that the individual defendants have diverted certain funds of Germania Lodge,…
1Opinion of the Court
Pitney, V. C.
The first question to be considered arises on the motion to strike out of the bill the allegation of continued organic existence of Germania Lodge, No. 50, Knights of Pythias, and its name as a party defendant.
I think the motion should be granted. The organization of the lodge had been destroyed by the withdrawal, on November 13th, 1894, of a part of its members, and by the resignation, on November 27th, of all its officers, and the resolution to dissolve, accompanied by the complete abandonment by all its members of the organization. This was not fully known to the complainant…
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