Starling v. Supreme Council Royal Templars of Temperance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Hosmer, J. Assumpsit by Adolphus F. Starling .against the Supreme Council of Royal Templars of Temperance upon a benefit certificate. There was a judgment for plaintiff, to review which defendant sued out a writ of error. Plaintiff died pending the hearing on appeal, and the cause was revived in the name of his administrator, John G. Starling.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The defendant is a fraternal and mutual benefit association, composed of social and beneficiary members, with a membership of 13,000. Its beneficiary fund is derived from monthly assessments paid by its members. The certificate of insurance issued to the plaintiff provides, among other things, that the beneficiary, at the death of the insured, shall be entitled to the sum of $1 from each and every active member in good standing, not to exceed 2,000 members, or if the insured shall become totally disabled for life, so as to prevent his following his own or any other avocation, he shall, upon…
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