Jury to Be Selected in Masonic Law Case: ; Former Mason Leader Alleges He Was Defamed, Unfairly Expelled

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A dispute within the state's Masonic community has turned into a bitter, protracted and sometimes-bizarre court case.

Jury selection begins today in Kanawha County Circuit Court for the case, which pits a former leader of the West Virginia Masons against the Masonic Grand Lodge in Charleston and two other former state leaders.

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Jury to Be Selected in Masonic Law Case: ; Former Mason Leader Alleges He Was Defamed, Unfairly Expelled

Former state grand master Frank Haas alleges his attempts to reform the Masons were trampled and he was unfairly expelled from the group. He alleges, among other things, that he was defamed, that his privacy was invaded and that he faced emotional distress after he received the "Masonic death sentence."

At the heart of the case is whether or not the dispute belongs in court in the first pla...

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