Daniher v. Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of tbe fourth judicial -district, Hon. James A. Miner, Judge. Action by Dennis Daniher against the Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen, Jurisdiction of Nevada, and all individual members of all lodges within said jurisdiction subordinate to and under the control of said Grand Lodge A. O. U. W. of Nevada, including D. Thorburn and N. M. Ruick. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from the district court of tbe fourth judicial -district, Hon. James A. Miner, Judge. Action by Dennis Daniher against the Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen, Jurisdiction of Nevada, and all individual members of all lodges within said jurisdiction subordinate to and under the control of said Grand Lodge A. O. U. W. of Nevada, including D. Thorburn and N. M. Ruick. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts without qualification, which has the force and effect of a special verdict and no judgment should be pronounced…
1Opinion of the Court
BaRtoh, J.:
The plaintiff brought this action to recover $2,000, the amount oí a beneficiary certificate issued by the defendants to Jerry T. Daniher, who designated the plaintiff, his father, as his beneficiary, to whom payment should be made after his death. Jerry T. Daniher died November 18, 1888, and thereafter demand was made and payment refused. Upon the trial of the cause the court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and thereupon the defendants appealed.
The first material question to be determined is whether there existed, between the deceased and the appellants, a contract of…
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