Robinson v. Irish-American Benevolent Society
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
The defendant is a benevolent corporation organized under the laws of the State, its object in part being the relieving and assisting of its sick members. The plaintiff became a member in 1869, and has since been a member thereof in good standing and entitled to all its benefits. The constitution governing the corporation provides for the election of a physician, whose duty it is to attend the sick members, and among other things, “ to give a certificate of bad health when applied to and the case *136warrants it.” It is also provided by the constitution that “any beneficial member of this society…
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