Legal Opinion

Edgerly v. Ladies of the Modern Maccabees

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 8, 1913No. Docket No. 40PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error to Ingham; Collingwood, J. Assumpsit by Harry A. Edgerly against the Ladies of the Modern Maccabees on a benefit certificate. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.

Plaintiff brought this action upon a life benefit certificate numbered 19,906, issued to Julia E. Edgerly August 24, 1894. A copy of the certificate is attached to the declaration. It recites that Mrs. Edgerly is a member of Central Hive No. 162, located at Lansing, Mich., entitled to all the rights, benefits, and privileges of membership, and at her death to receive one assessment upon the membership, but not to exceed $1,000 as a benefit to a person named in said certificate—

“Provided she shall have in every particular complied with the laws, rules and regulations of the order which are now…

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Edgerly v. Ladies of the Modern MaccabeesMichigan Supreme Court · 1915