Vellucci v. Loggia Pietro Verri No. 11
Vellucci v. Loggia Pietro Verri No. 11
Opinion of the Court
The relator became a member of the Loggia Pietro Yerri No. 11, Order of the Sons of Italy, when it was organized
On the order to show cause why a peremptory writ should not be granted, testimony was taken, from which testimony it appears that no charges were ever made against relator, nor was he ever suspended or expelled from the order.
There is nothing in the testimony taken under the rule to indicate that there is any basis for the refusal by the respondent of recognizing the relator’s right of membership in the order.
The only ground set up by respondent in justification of its refusal to accept the dues tendered to it by the relator is the secretary’s statement that there was due from the relator a fine imposed upon him by respondent, and that the payment of the fine imposed was a condition precedent to acceptance by the respondent of dues from him as a member and before recognizing him as such.
The action, on part of the respondent, has no basis for its support. The secretary of the order admits that there is no provision for the imposition and collection of such a fine as was imposed on the relator in the by-laws of the respondent.
An alternative writ, therefore, is directed to be issued.
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