Gorman v. Russell

Citations

• 14 Cal. 531

Syllabus

<p>Yoltjittaby associations for mutual relief in sickness or distress, by funds raised by initiation fees, fines, dues, etc. are partnerships, and may be dissolved by a Court of Equity if-they improperly exclude a member.</p> <p>If such an association exclude a member from its meetings, because he refuses to take an oath to be administered by the President, which oath was not required by the constitution or the by-laws, and is foreign to the objects of the association, it is ground for a dissolution.</p> <p>The rule requiring all persons materially interested, to be made parties to a suit, is dispensed with when it is impracticable or very inconvenient, as in cases of joint associations composed of numerous individuals.</p>