(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
After hearing arguments in the controversy between the Grand Lodge Progressive Order of the West, a Jewish fraternal order, and Samuel Epstein, its former grand master, whom the order wishes tried before its executive board in St. Louis, Mo., Judge Philip Sullivan of the Circuit Court suggested that the trial of Epstein be conducted by the order in Chicago.
A temporary injunction was obtained by Epstein last month from Judge Sullivan that restrained the order from forcing him to go to St. Louis for the trial. Epstein claimed that the purpose of the trial was to get him out of the order on trumped up charges so that he will not be able to oppose increases in insurance rates for the members that the present administration of the order plans to have passed at a special convention.
Arguments in the case were made in court Tuesday by Attorney Samuel Micon for the order and by Attorney Morris J. Drezner for Epstein.
Judge Sullivan said that he would dissolve the temporary injunction if the order would agree to have Epstein’s trial held in Chicago. Representatives of the order said that they would report their decision.
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