Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen v. Gandy
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill of interpleader. Hearing on the claims of interpleading defendants. This case arises under an interpleader bill filed by the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of New Jersey, an unincorporated and fraternal benefit society, doing business in the State of New Jersey.
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On bill of interpleader. Hearing on the claims of interpleading defendants. This case arises under an interpleader bill filed by the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of New Jersey, an unincorporated and fraternal benefit society, doing business in the State of New Jersey. The defendants are Mattie George and Harry B. Middleton, children who have survived their father, Frank P. Middleton, and Lydia Gandy, who appears to have been named as a beneficiary in a certificate issued by the complainant society, under circumstances hereinafter narrated. The bill shows that Frank P.…
1Opinion of the Court
Grey, Y. C.
The relátion created by a certificate issued by a beneficial association, such as the complainant society, has been authoritively declared to be contractual. The terms of the contract are to be discovered in the language of the certificate, read in connection with the rules and by-laws of the society. It is to be construed and given force and effect as other contracts are which deal with similar subjects. Golden Star Fraternity v. Martin, 30 Vr. 213 (Court of Errors and Appeals).
In that case the plaintiff in error was an incorporated society. Golden Star Fraternity v. Martin, 30…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Golden Star Fraternity v. MartinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1896
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