Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
James D. Merchant, et al., James D. Merchant, Personal Representative for James T. Merchant (Deceased) vs. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri
The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri appealed the denial of its motion to intervene in a dispute between two factions of the Marshall Masonic Temple Association's Board of Directors over corporate control and property. The appellate court reversed the trial court's judgment, finding that Grand Lodge satisfied all three elements required for intervention as a matter of right under Rule 52.12(a). The case was remanded with instructions to grant Grand Lodge's intervention.