Beil v. Supreme Lodge
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, New York county. Action by Emma Huida Beil against the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Honor. From a judgment for plaintiff entered on a verdict, and from an order denying a motion for new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcLAUGHLIN, J.
In November, 1882, the defendant issued to one Carl Beil a certificate by which it agreed to pay to his widow, the plaintiff in this action, the sum of $2,000 out of a fund called the “Widows’ and Orphans’ Benefit Fund,” upon satisfactory evidence of his death, provided that he at that time had not been suspended according to the laws, rules, and regulations of the defendant, and that he was then in good standing. The certificate contained the further provision that, in case the said Beil committed suicide while sane or insane, except in delirium resulting from illness, or while he was under…
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