Jennings v. Chelsea Division Benefit Fund Society of Sons of Temperance
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan, rendered in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLean, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover the sum of forty dollars, with interest, as “ funeral benefits,” claiming to be entitled thereto as a member of the defendant corporation, according to its constitution, by-laws and rules, which, it is alleged, provide for the payment of such sum upon the death of the wife of a member. It is conceded by a stipulation annexed to the return that the defendant owes the sum of forty dollars, as claimed in the complaint, unless relieved therefrom by the following bylaw, viz.: “ Any member who -is one dollar and fifty cents or more in arrears for dues *…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cartan v. Father Matthew United Benevolent SocietyNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1869
- Brady v. Coachman's Benevolent Ass'nCity of New York Municipal Court · 1891
- Skelly v. Private Coachmen's Benevolent & Charitable SocietyNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1884
- Shafer v. United Brotherhood of CarpentersAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1898
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- Hughes v. Journeymen Horseshoers' Protective Union & Benevolent SocietyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899
- Taufer v. Brotherhood of PaintersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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