Steinhausen v. Preferred Mutual Accident Ass'n
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Oneida county. Action by Laura A. Steinhausen against the Preferred Mutual Accident Association of New York on a certificate of membership issued by defendant to Frank J. Steinhausen, July 27, 1886. This provided that “the principal sum represented by the payment of three dollars by each member of.the association, as provided in the by-laws, (which sum, however, is not to exceed five thousand dollars,) is to be paid to Laura A. Steinhausen, (his…
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Appeal from circuit court, Oneida county. Action by Laura A. Steinhausen against the Preferred Mutual Accident Association of New York on a certificate of membership issued by defendant to Frank J. Steinhausen, July 27, 1886. This provided that “the principal sum represented by the payment of three dollars by each member of.the association, as provided in the by-laws, (which sum, however, is not to exceed five thousand dollars,) is to be paid to Laura A. Steinhausen, (his wife,) if surviving, (in the event of the prior death of said beneficiaries, or any of them, said sum shall be paid as…
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
We are of the opinion that the proofs in this case are sufficient to justify the submission to the jury of the questions whether the injury *37was the sole, direct, and immediate cause of the death, and whether there was any Violation of that clause of the certificate giving the defendant the right to examine the person of the member in respect to an injury or cause of death when and so often as may be reasonably required. There are, however, some rulings upon evidence that call for more particular consideration.
Upon the trial the defendant called as a witness F. W. Klages, who, having testified…
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