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SPEIDEL v. HENRICI

120 U.S. 377 (1887)

SPEIDEL v. HENRICI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Reinecke and Mr. George Hoadly for appellants. Mr. Herman Marckworth was with them on the brief.

Mr. George Shiras, Jr., for appellees. Mr. C.S. Fetterman was with him on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE GRAY delivered the opinion of the court.

This bill was filed against the trustees of the Harmony Society, an unincorporated association of persons living together as a community, by a former member of the society, claiming a share in property in the hands of the trustees.

The bill is sought to be maintained on the ground that the trust was not a charity, in the legal sense, and the members of the society were equitable tenants in common of the...

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