Painters' Union, Local No. 300 v. Anderson

This is an appeal from a judgment decreeing that the administrator of the estate of a deceased member of the Painters’ Union is entitled to the proceeds of death benefits from the union, rather than the beneficiary named by the decedent.

Painters’ Union, Local No. 300, is a voluntary, unincorporated association, having a membership in excess of one thousand. Its parent organization is the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America.

William Edward Cummins died in Seattle on December 12, 1944. He was a member of Local No. 300 and, as such, was entitled to death benefits…