Jenkins v. Talbot

This appeal is from a decree of the circuit court of Cook county which dismissed the appellants’ bill of complaint for want of equity. The object of the bill was to enjoin the defendants from enforcing certain changes in the by-laws of the Modern Woodmen of America, constituting a re-adjustment of its plan of operation as a fraternal beneficiary society organized under the laws of this State. The cause was heard on bill and answer, and there is therefore no disagreement about any question of fact.

The Modern Woodmen of America was organized in 1883 and incorporated in 1884. The corporation is…