Genslinger was the first secretary of the club and prominently identified with its organization and promotion. On December 3, 1904, the board of directors of the club passed a resolution providing in substance that, in consideration for his services rendered and to be rendered, he should receive 1,000 certificates of membership when the membership of the club reached 5,000, the first transfer of the membership from him to be exempt from the usual transfer fee. The resolution also provided that in addition he should be paid a commission of 6 per cent upon other new memberships up to 8,000 members. Genslinger held a life membership in the club which he retained until his death.

Controversy arose between Genslinger and the club concerning his compensation. He resigned as secretary. Afterwards he sued in the municipal court demanding damages on account of the breach of his contract of employment by the club to the amount of $200,000. The club filed a bill in equity against Genslinger for an accounting on August 10, 1913. The bill set up the pendency of the suit in the municipal court and prayed that its further prosecution might be enjoined. The bill set up that the suit in the municipal court was by Genslinger on his contract with the club, the terms of which were averred in the bill. Genslinger answered, admitting some of the allegations of the bill but denying material terms of the contract as averred. Replication was filed by the club on March 12, 1914. On May 5, 1916, more than three years after the filing of the original bill, the complainant filed, in lieu of its original bill, an amended and re-engrossed bill of complaint, in which for the first time it alleged that the contract of employment between the club and Genslinger had been canceled by mutual agreement on July 28, 1905. This amended bill also averred the existence of the suit in the municipal court and prayed that its further prosecution might be enjoined and an accounting had between the club and the defendant. Genslinger answered the bill again denying the terms of the contract as alleged and denying the cancellation of the resolution of the board of directors on July 28, 1905, as alleged. Replication was filed on July 1, 1916, and an order was thereafter entered that the answer to the amended bill should stand as a cross-bill; that the bill of complaint should stand as the answer of complainant to the cross-bill, and that the answer should be regarded as denying all of the allegations of the cross-bill inconsistent with the bill of complaint.

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