Lafferty v. Supreme Council Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 175, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1916, No. 305, on directed verdict for plaintiff in case of Katherine Lafferty v. Supreme Council Catholic Mutual Benefit .Association, a Corporation. Assumpsit on. death benefit certificate. Before Hay-maker, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Directed verdict for plaintiff for $2,840 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 175, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1916, No. 305, on directed verdict for plaintiff in case of Katherine Lafferty v. Supreme Council Catholic Mutual Benefit .Association, a Corporation. Assumpsit on. death benefit certificate. Before Hay-maker, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Directed verdict for plaintiff for $2,840 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were in refusing defendant’s offer in evidence of membership application, medical'examiner’s certificate and constitution…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
In this action of assumpsit Katherine Lafferty sought to recover from the Supreme Council Catholic Mutual Benefit Association the sum of $2,000, with interest, being the amount of a certificate issued January 6, 1896, to John M. Lafferty, and payable upon his death to his wife, the plaintiff. In her statement of claim she averred that Lafferty left his home in the City of Pittsburgh on February 15, 1907, and has not been seen or heard of since, though extensive search and diligent inquiry has been made for him, and, therefore, the presumption of his death arose on…
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