Van Poucke v. Netherland St. Vincent De Paul Society

The defendant is a mutual benefit and co-operative insurance society, incorporated under the laws of this State, formed for the purpose of raising a fund, *379through, monthly payments by its members, to assist its sick and needy members, and, in case of death, to bear certain expenses of the funeral. It has a constitution and code of by-laws. The by-laws provide for the appointment of a committee of six members, called the “ Sick Committee,” whose duty it is to investigate and determine whether a member is entitled to benefit on account of sickness, and they are to be “the only and final…