Giniso v. Calabrian American Citizens' Mutual Benefit Ass'n
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, eighth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
The plaintiff, as the widow of one Vincenzo Giniso, has recovered judgment for $250 and costs against the defendant, a membership corporation. The plaintiff’s husband was a member of the defendant. Under the constitution and by-laws of the defendant it was required to pay, upon the death of one of its members in good standing, an endowment of $250.
It appears that, on March 1, 1909, there was due from the plaintiff to the defendant the sum of nine dollars and ten cents. The husband was in arrears for over eight months. Article 21 of the defendant’s constitution provides as follows: “A member…
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