Ellis v. Alta Friendly Society
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 34, Oct. T., 1900, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1896, No. 322, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Amelia B. Ellis v. The Alta Friendly Society. Trespass to recover damages for the alleged wrongful exclusion from membership of a beneficial association.
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Appeal, No. 34, Oct. T., 1900, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1896, No. 322, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Amelia B. Ellis v. The Alta Friendly Society. Trespass to recover damages for the alleged wrongful exclusion from membership of a beneficial association. Before WlLTBANK, J. The plaintiff’s statement was as follows: That heretofore, to wit: about May 12, 1891, the plaintiff, Amelia B. Ellis, became a member of the defendant society and received a certificate of membership in said society, which, in consideration of an entrance fee of $1.00, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This was an action of trespass. The plaintiff alleged in her statement of claim, that the defendant is a corporation engaged in the business of a beneficial and life insurance society; that in May, 1891, she became a member of the society and received a certificate of membership, which in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee and certain monthly dues “ entitled *611her to continue her membership in said society, and to receive benefits in the event of sickness of $6.00 per week, and in the event of her death, while a member of said society, the sum of $50.00, to be…
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