Coile v. . Commercial Travelers

Civil action. The following issue was submitted to the jury:

Is the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, the defendant above named, indebted to W. C. Coile, the plaintiff, as alleged in the complaint; and if so, in what amount? Answer: Yes; $275; interest from 23 March, 1910.

From the judgment rendered, the defendant appealed. The defendant is a benefit society with an insurance feature, of which the plaintiff was a member. On 26 February, 1910, the plaintiff was suspended because of nonpayment of Assessment No. 99 in the sum of $2. On 23 March, 1910, the plaintiff met with an…