Hembeau v. Great Camp of Knights of Maccabees

The defendant is a fraternal .and mutual benefit association, doing business on the assessment plan. It pays beneficiaries of the class to which deceased belonged $1,000. in case of death. By the laws of the order, beneficiaries are confined to widows, relatives within the first degree of kinship, and to dependents. Alexander Ooderre became a member of the order in 1891, and named the present plaintiff as beneficiary, claiming *163that he was a dependent. Coderre died July 16, 1892. Proofs of death were made by plaintiff. The executive committee of the order,. which passes on death claims,…