Belcher v. Harris

Nichols, Justice.

This appeal arises from a judgment of the superior court dismissing a complaint in which it was sought to have declared vacant all offices of the executive committee of the American Party (a political body hereinafter referred to as the party), because of the incumbents having been "derelict and grossly negligent in failing to carry out their duties as specified by the party’s charter and 'Rules and Regulations.’” The specific acts in the complaint were the failure of the chairman to call any meeting of the executive committee in 1970 in accordance with the rules and…