Liberal Catholic Church v. Rogers

This proceeding in mandamus was instituted in Los Angeles County and, upon demand and motion of Sarah Peacock Rogers, defendant in said proceeding, was trans ferred to Ventura County as the county in which said defendant resided at the time the proceeding was instituted. Plaintiff, Liberal Catholic Church, appeals.

The plaintiff, a corporation, in its petition for a writ of mandamus alleged in substance as follows: that petitioner is a nonprofit corporation with its principal place of business in the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, whose corporate powers have been exercised by its board of directors, denominated trustees in its articles of incorporation. Prior to November 29, 1941, respondent Sarah Peacock Rogers was elected by said trustees as secretary, treasurer, and registrar of petitioner, and manager of St. Alban Press, under which name petitioner publishes books and literature and disposes of and distributes the same, and that on approximately the 29th day of November, 1941, the said trustees discharged said respondent from all of said offices, declared the same vacant, and elected others to said offices in her place, and respondent has had neither power nor…