Marshall v. Pilots Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 121, Jan. T., 1902, by plaintiff, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1901, No. 119, affirming judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1900, No. 909, on case stated in case of James W. Marshall v. The Pilots Association for the Bay and River Delaware. Appeal from Superior Court. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by 18 Pa. Superior Ct. 644. Error assigned was in affirming judgment of court of common pleas.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mitchell,
The plaintiff was a member of the defendant association in good standing clown to the time of his disability. He had contributed his due share of earnings to make up the relief fund of the association down to that time, and in return was entitled to the benefits whatever they might be which were provided by the constitution and by-laws of the association. These constituted the contract which governed the rights of the parties respectively and when plaintiff’s rights to a special benefit accrued according to such contract, they became fixed and thereafter could…
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