Coe v. Washington Mills
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed April 18, 1888, in the nature of an interpleader for instructions as to the disposition of a fund in the hands of the plaintiff. The case was heard by Devens, J., who reported it for the consideration of the full court, and was as follows. The plaintiff is the treasurer of the Washington Mills, a corporation located at Lawrence.
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Bill in equity, filed April 18, 1888, in the nature of an interpleader for instructions as to the disposition of a fund in the hands of the plaintiff. The case was heard by Devens, J., who reported it for the consideration of the full court, and was as follows. The plaintiff is the treasurer of the Washington Mills, a corporation located at Lawrence. The defendants who appear are the Washington Mills, the Ladies’ Union Charitable Society, a corporation also located at Lawrence, and the treasurer and managers of the Washington Mills Eelief Society. An order of notice to all other persons who…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, C. J.
The Washington Mills Relief Society was a voluntary association, formed, as its “ regulations ” state, “ for the purpose of extending aid to the sick and to those who may meet with accident while employed here.” By its “regulations,” which were the only articles of association, “Every individual employed by the Washington Mills corporation at Lawrence must be a member of this society. Membership *547will cease on leaving the employment of the Washington Mills.” The corporation was to pay “ three dollars weekly to its funds,” and each member was to pay “ four weeks’ contributions on entering, and…
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