Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Hassell

Appellee, as plaintiff in the court below, filed his suit against appellant, as defendant, on the 23d day of April, 1930, to recover from the relief fund of appellant $50 per month on account of becoming totally and permanently disabled or incapacitated from performing all manual labor on account ■of sustaining the loss of his left hand by amputation or actual separation at or above the wrist joint, due to and caused by an injury received December 14, 1927.

History of Appellant Order and the Nature and Result of the Suit.

Appellant is a voluntary association, primarily a labor organization, and…