GRAND LODGE v. NATCHITOCHES LODGE

No. 38993.

40 So.2d 472 (1949)

215 La. 300

GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, v. NATCHITOCHES LODGE NO. 89, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, NATCHITOCHES, LA.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 25, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gahagan & Pierson, of Natchitoches, for defendants-appellants.

Carstarphen & Carstarphen, of Shreveport, and Walter E. Adolph, of New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellee.


McCALEB, Justice.

Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, Knights of Pythias, an incorporated fraternal organization, brought this suit to be declared owner of the property and effects of Natchitoches Lodge No. 89, an unincorporated body created by plaintiff corporation. It alleged that, on March 8, 1945, it forfeited, in accordance with its laws and orders, the property belonging to Natchitoches Lodge No. 89 because the subordinate Lodge had violated the provisions...

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