Bishop v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Saginaw; Kendrick, J. Assumpsit by Joseph. A. Bishop against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen for the amount of a benefit certificate. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover, on the ground of total incapacity to labor, the amount of a beneficiary certificate issued to him by defendant, which is a fraternal beneficiary society or association operating upon the assessment plan, having a central and grand lodge with numerous subordinate lodges. Plaintiff had been in the employ of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company for many years as fireman and engineer and a member of defendant association since August 4, 1908, with a beneficiary certificate in the amount of $1,500 issued to him as provided in the constitution of the…
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