The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-06-08
DODGE REPORT IN :
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LITIGATION FILED
Judge, Sitting as Master, Ap-
proves and Confirms Position
of ]. v. Dittemore.

A
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hacauso Mr. n,,touora IA aouatt -
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soc,otes II !. oJsn found that ,,,r.
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wed ana oesans,r. to- 80 - -.
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cb,rch Tudoo podoa ho,aa ~ NJ
D,ttouora 10 s.,, Iaoo,Iw D,,oo.or
ana that tho effort to renova btn, o,a
snno,nt n successor moro .v,nnotb ot,c
| With tho nolicv ~ III. hoard 10 yooo,,v
mil and void
Tn regard RI tho rIeoa1I,v NJ Mr.
Dittamore,s dIsmissa, Judoa Dodoa
saws that no Director could fairly be
sunnosed to have accented his nos,-
tion unon tho understanding that he
was subject to instant, arbitrary dis.
mIssal whenever a majority of his as
sociates might find II expedient The
Master finds that tbe vote attemntjng
% a,s,otss Mr. p,ttemoro ",yo. only Tho
,oruot odontion ~ conclusion nrav,-
orsIv ooroad on orts,da tho n,oetino,
and that u woe eor bis ossoc,otas then
aoa,,s,,,. t,i,,, "a =, a.. st.,
no.,no 10 alec act as HE ,ndgas m
arord hin, as,oh onnor.,,ntty 20 no
haord In bts oyn dafensa ,,non tho
choroos nooda ne ,oo,ld sotisfa tho ra.
o,,,ran,a,ts ~ natural ,rst,oo, Ia olso
g.. - A.. -,.S.,., a,zt ,,u
,',.' Ut ''e aes va
Dit'eniore were not iouhueo upon mrs,
hand knowledge ana were inadequate
ground for any but purely arbitrary
dismissal The Judge also finds that
there was never any question MS TO Mr.
Dittemore,s sincerity In maintaining hls
nos,,io, ona +ha4 .h,n eta ~ do,a
~. =. .a,.,. -
w MN III MAINTAINING MS op.'iions
cou'o nave constituted adequate ground
TOT dishissihe him' unless the major
lty's power to dismiss could lawfully
have been used by 1t for the sole pur-
pose of Sitting any opposition in the
BOARD tn their ,visbes
Tba Nsastar aao,oras +bat r,rao.
,ors D,e,,au Nal Monte nna path
-.
W" W. ~ pe''o'', ,,V'
uh,f '""a'u MI Di'te"io'e anu 'ho'
they had long planned among them
selves to get rid OF him. One OF the
occasions when bad feeling was engen.
dered was when Dittemore refused to
ioin Dickey Neal and Merritt in Mt.
tending a NAV In New york which
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ah,a onI,, ,,,har MOI, ,nIr ava mon No,
S,snosad -, ha snr,,o,,Io,,, T., s,,ah ,,,,t
tars arc tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. arous.
,ng rasant,nont on Dic,,ev,s nart ana
sn,netimes on Tho mart .; Merr,tt and
Rathvon" Tho testimony raoardiny
aiyht ar nine sncb INSTANCES was teten
NV Indigo Dodge In nrivata In regard
10 oil of these occurrences Judge
nodse ends from, tbe tastin,ony 81
Mr. nittemora and others ,nc,ns,no
the cross,exam,natton Of Tho defendant
directors Dickev Neal Merritt and
Rathvon themselves tbat Mr. Ditte.
mora,s account Of tbem was suhstan.
tally true and thar his .,renaated in
s,,,ence unon n standard az nronr,atv
In language or condnct str,eter th,n
thai accented NV his associates mata.
rally augmented their hostility and
dislike"