Taugner v. Kidd

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant to recover $400 claimed as a death beriefit due her from defendant union of which her husband had been a member. The facts were stipulated; the court found in favor of defendant; judgment was entered accordingly and plaintiff appeals.

The stipulated facts are that Andrew Taugner became a member of the defendant Truck Drivers and Chauffeurs Union Local 705 in 1923, and continued to be a member until the time of his death, December 25, 1935. He paid his monthly dues of $3 a month from the time he became a member until December 31, 1935, which was about…