(DOWNLOAD) "Orrin S. Pierce v. Grand Army Republic" by Court of Appeals of Minnesota " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Orrin S. Pierce v. Grand Army Republic
- Author : Court of Appeals of Minnesota
- Release Date : January 02, 1945
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
Description
Defendant, an organization of Union Civil War veterans, dating from shortly after the Civil War, was in 1924 by a special act of congress "created a body corporate and politic of the District of Columbia." The act designated its principal office to be the city of Washington and vested the corporations controlling authority in the National Encampment, consisting of representatives from the several departments then or thereafter organized. Plaintiffs complaint alleges that, contrary to the statutory charter and the rules and regulations of said corporation, the defendants commander in chief, acting directly and also through the commander of the Department of Minnesota, has illegally suspended plaintiff as a member and also as commander of George N. Morgan Post of Minneapolis, and has further attempted to revoke and obtain the surrender of the charter of said post, and plaintiff by his complaint prays for a judgment and decree (1) that he is a member in good standing; (2) that he is the commander of said post; (3) that said post still exists in good standing; and further that a mandatory injunction issue restraining defendant and its officers from committing any further similar acts.