Legal Opinion
Supreme Assembly, Royal Society of Good Fellows v. McDonald
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 15, 1896PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On error to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
*249The opinion of the court was delivered by
Nixon, J.
The plaintiff in error is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Rhode Island, with power to institute and grant charters to subordinate assemblies in other states. In pursuance of such authority a subordinate assembly was established in Jersey City, in this state. One of the objects of’the corporation is to create a “Widows’ and Orphans’ Benefit Fund,” from which, upon the death of any member in good standing, a sum not exceeding $3,000 is to be paid to such member’s family as he may direct. To constitute this fund an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Supreme Lodge, Knights of Honor of the World v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Hodsdon v. Guardian Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Tobin v. Western Mutual Aid SocietySupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Hunt v. Supreme CouncilMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- American Mutual Aid Society v. HelburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Van Alstyne v. Franklin Council No. 41Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1903
- McGlade v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1905
- United States v. BukisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1936
- Van Alstyne v. Franklin Council, No. 41Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1903