Woman's Club v. Township of Little Falls

Quinn, President.

These two appeals are disposed o£ in this common opinion, since both call for application by the board of the construction of the phrase, “fraternal organization,” in the exemption statute, B. S. 54:4-3.26; N. J. S. A. 54:4-3.26, as construed by the Supreme Court in Alpha Rho Alumni Association v. City of New Brunswick (Supreme Court, 1941), 126 N. J. L. 233; 18 Atl. Rep. (2d) 68; affirmed (Court of Errors and Appeals, 1941), 127 N. J. L. 232; 21 Atl. Rep. (2d) 737. An understanding of the problem presented in these cages will be promoted by a study of the history of this…