Club may expel members without paying damages
A member of an unincorporated nonprofit hunting club is not entitled to recover damages equal to his proportionate share of the value of the club after being expelled from membership, even where the bylaws of the association do not provide for expulsion. An appellate court in Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court decision granting the member, who was expelled pursuant to a procedure that was not “irregular or unreasonable,” only the amount his membership would sell for, as was the tradition on previous transfers. The Mountaineer Hunting Club was founded in 1957 with a membership limited to ten members. Over time the value of a new membership rose from $150 to $800. In 1969, the members...
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