Fay v. Supreme Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World
New York Supreme Court
The defendant is a foreign corporation organized pursuant to the Laws of the State of Michigan. Its objects are to unite people fraternally, to provide for death, sick and accident disability benefits, to give moral and material aid to its members, to educate them socially, morally, and intellectually, to create a fund for the relief of sick and distressed members, and for payment to their dependents upon their death.
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The defendant is a foreign corporation organized pursuant to the Laws of the State of Michigan. Its objects are to unite people fraternally, to provide for death, sick and accident disability benefits, to give moral and material aid to its members, to educate them socially, morally, and intellectually, to create a fund for the relief of sick and distressed members, and for payment to their dependents upon their death. It has power to establish subordinate tents, except in the State of Michigan, and in pursuance of such powers it established a subordinate tent, known as the Fort Orange Tent,…
1Opinion of the CourtHerrick, J.
While the proceedings taken against the plaintiff resulted in what is called “ suspension,” it was practically an expulsion, because by it he was deprived of all rights, privileges, and benefits of membership in the defendant, including the right to recover upon the policy or certificate taken out by him.
“ When an individual joins an incorporated club or legally organized body with power to make laws and rules for its own *431government, and for the regulation of the conduct of its members, the member becomes bound by those laws and rules, and a decision by the body or a duly constituted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Baxter v. . McDonnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- People Ex Rel. Johnson v. New York Produce ExchangeNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- White v. BrownellNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1868
- Nightingale v. . EisemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- State Ex Rel. Baepler v. State Board of HealthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
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