Palmer & Hardin v. Grand Lodge K. of P. of Kentucky

• Decision Date: 14 October 1909
• Citation: 121 S.W. 678
• Parties: PALMER & HARDIN v. GRAND LODGE K. OF P. OF KENTUCKY.
• Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals

121 S.W. 678

PALMER & HARDIN v. GRAND LODGE K. OF P. OF KENTUCKY.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 14, 1909

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County., Common Pleas Branch First Division.

"Not to be officially reported."

Action by Palmer & Hardin against the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Kentucky. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed.

Bingham & Davies and W. W. Davies, for appellants.

Hazelrigg & Hazelrigg, Flexner & Campbell, and Alfred Selligman, for appellee.

HOBSON J.

The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Kentucky is a corporation. Its chief officer is called the Grand Chancellor. The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias is a national organization, composed of representatives from the various state Grand Lodges regularly elected by them. The Supreme Lodge meets every two years in some city, and at that meeting it is customary for another city to be chosen for the next meeting. In 1902 the biennial meeting of the Supreme Lodge was held in San Francisco, Cal. Some time before the meeting a movement was started in Louisville to secure the next meeting of the Supreme Lodge in that city. As the result of that movement the two representatives of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky and the Grand Chancellor of that lodge went to San Francisco, taking with them an invitation to the Supreme Lodge to hold the next meeting in Louisville, from the mayor of the city, the board of council and the aldermen of the city, the Governor of Kentucky, and others. Quite a delegation attended the San Francisco meeting from Louisville. The two representatives from the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, who had seats on the floor of the Supreme Lodge presented the invitation; and one of them made a speech in which he urged its acceptance, pledging the visitors all the necessities and comforts that circumstances and custom demanded. The invitation was accepted by the Supreme Lodge. After this had been done, the persons who had the matter in charge in Louisville set to work to raise a fund and carry out their promises. A corporation was formed in February 1903, under the name of the Knights of Pythias Biennial Association. Mr. Marion E. Taylor, who was also the president of the Board of Trade of the city, was made president of the association. A finance committee was appointed, and J. J Telford was made chairman of it. Neither Taylor nor Telford were then Knights of Pythias. The persons who signed the articles of incorporation and got it up were citizens of Louisville and interested in the main in the welfare of the...