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SUPREME GRAND LODGE v. MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE H. G. L.

No. 14374.

209 F.2d 156 (1954)

SUPREME GRAND LODGE, MODERN FREE AND ACCEPTED COLORED MASONS OF WORLD, v. MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, JURISDICTION OF GEORGIA.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 6, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Edward Swinson, Columbus, Ga., Swinson, Elliott & Schloth, Columbus, Ga., for appellant.

Forrest L. Champion, Jr., Foley, Chappell, Kelly & Champion, Columbus, Ga., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and RUSSELL and RIVES, Circuit Judges.

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

This action was instituted by appellee, a Georgia corporation, to enjoin appellant, an Alabama corporation, from engaging in conduct alleged to constitute unfair competition against appellee, and from holding itself out as a Lodge of Freemasons or as a member of the Masonic Fraternity. It was further prayed that appellant be enjoined from using the name "Supreme Grand Lodge, Modern Free and Accepted Colored Masons of the World." After trial...

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