Clearwater Citrus Growers' Ass'n v. Andrews

Citations

• 81 Fla. 299
• 87 So. 903

Syllabus

<p>1. The voluntary withdrawal of members of a corporation not for profit severs their membership in the .corporation and all connection with or interest 'in its business, property and assets.</p> <p>2. Where a statute prescribes a method of dissolving a corporation by certain of its members, and- they act in opposition to its provisions, they cannot be heard in a court of equity to ask its aid to dissolve the corporation, of which they have voluntarily ceased to be members, notwithstanding they could have accomplished their purpose by proceeding in accordance with the statute.</p> <p>3. Upon the withdrawal of a majority from an organization or corporation, not for profit, those remaining in the organization or corporation constitute the true association and are entitled to the use and enjoyment of the -association’s property.</p>