National Council Junior Order United American Mechanics v. Van Giesen

1-3. Headnotes 1, 2, and 3 need no elaboration.

4. The by-laws which the court refused to allow in evidence are as follows: “Section 58, folio 109: No action at law or in equity shall be brought or maintained in any court by a member or his beneficiary or -beneficiaries on any claim or cause arising out of membership in the beneficiary degree until all appeals or remedies within the order have been exhausted and unless such action is brought within six months of the time when such claim has been fully disallowed by the National Judiciary.” “Section 23, folio 124: No member of the order, nor…