Luks v. Blatt
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 371, Oct. T., 1915, by defendants, from decree of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1915, No. 746, on bill in equity in case of Fannie Luks v. Isaac Blatt, President of Imre Noam Horovitz Lodge, M. Koppleman, Vice-President thereof, Joseph Abrams and Sigmund Silverman, Secretary thereof, associated with others under the name of Imre Noam Horovitz Lodge.
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Appeal, No. 371, Oct. T., 1915, by defendants, from decree of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1915, No. 746, on bill in equity in case of Fannie Luks v. Isaac Blatt, President of Imre Noam Horovitz Lodge, M. Koppleman, Vice-President thereof, Joseph Abrams and Sigmund Silverman, Secretary thereof, associated with others under the name of Imre Noam Horovitz Lodge. Bill in equity against the members of an unincorporated beneficial association to recover for death benefits. Before Knowles, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. Error assigned was decree in favor of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
This is a proceeding in equity to enforce the payment of a sum of money alleged to be due the plaintiff, as the widow of Philip Luks, who was a member of the defendant lodge at the time of his death, and whose right to recover any sum is made to depend upon the regularity of the adoption of a resolution of the lodge, providing for the payment of $200 to the widow of a member “who is in good standing at the time of his death.”
*566The investigation was conducted in a very friendly and irregular manner, and the rights of the parties must be determined in strict accordance…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- International Coal Mining Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Commonwealth v. NewtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
- Morrison v. BlakeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Commonwealth v. DunnSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Dunlap v. SpieseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
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- Wallace v. Patriotic Order Sons of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936