Legal Opinion
Williams v. Supreme Council of Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'n
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1908No. Docket No. 14PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from Washtenaw; Kinne, J. Bill by Michael Williams against the Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association to enjoin a change in the terms of a benefit certificate. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The defendant is a mutual benefit association incorporated under an act of the legislature of the State of New York enacted June 9,1879. The complainant became a member of defendant association November 29, 1890, at which time the laws of the association contained the following provisions:
“Section 1. Each member upon initiation shall pay to the financial secretary of his branch one beneficiary assessment, according to his age at that date, as per following graded scale:
“For a $2,000 beneficiary certificate—
“ From the age of 18 to 25 years________$1 00
“From the age of 25 to 30 years........1 10
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Reynolds v. Supreme Council of the Royal ArcanumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Fullenwider v. Supreme Council of Royal LeagueIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Lawson v. HewellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- Shipman v. . Protected Home CircleNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Langan v. Supreme Council American Legion of HonorNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Thomas v. Knights of Maccabees of the WorldWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Brown v. Great Camp Knights of Modern MaccabeesMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Newman v. Supreme LodgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
- Partridge v. Michigan Mutual Windstorm InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
- Constable v. Supreme Tent of the MacCabees of the WorldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1926
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