Case Name: Jessie V. Simons, Appellant, v. Manuel J. Johnson, as Treasurer of the Richmond County Chapter, The American Red Cross, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1919-10
Citations: 189 A.D. 913
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jessie V. Simons, Appellant, v. Manuel J. Johnson, as Treasurer of the Richmond County Chapter, The American Red Cross, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 189
Pages: 913–913

Head Matter:
Jessie V. Simons, Appellant, v. Manuel J. Johnson, as Treasurer of the Richmond County Chapter, The American Red Cross, Respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. The allegations of the complaint, construed most favorably to plaintiff, do not show that she was possessed of any office that had any definite tenure of continuance under the by-laws or rules of the association. The position she held was a mere administrative agency, subject to be terminated at any time, with or without cause, at the pleasure of the governing board of the association. The principles applicable to the expulsion of members from corporations, or the amotion of officers having definite terms of office, or the expulsion of members from voluntary associations, do not apply. Present — Mills, Rich, Blackmar, Kelly and Jaycox, JJ.