Dinan v. Supreme Council of Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 146, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., 1900, No. 213, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Andrew A. Dinan and Mary G. Dinan, liis wife, v. Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. Assumpsit to recover death benefits. Before Brown, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,735. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 146, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., March T., 1900, No. 213, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Andrew A. Dinan and Mary G. Dinan, liis wife, v. Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. Assumpsit to recover death benefits. Before Brown, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,735. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1) in refusing binding instructions for defendant; (2) in not granting a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
This case has been tried five times in the court below. It has reached us three times — -twice before on appeals by the plaintiff (201 Pa. 363, and 210 Pa. 456) and now on the defendant’s appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Her *491right to recover depends upon the age of her father at the time he became a member of the Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and received the certificate of membership in which she was named as the beneficiary. By section 177 of the constitution of the association no person over fifty years of age can…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kohler v. Pennsylvania R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Dinan v. Supreme Council of Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Dinan v. Supreme Council of Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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