Wolpert v. Grand Lodge Knights
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 57, Nov. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Sept. T.,-1894, No. 816, in favor of plaintiff, on case stated. Case stated as to distribution of a benefit fund. Tbe action in tbe court below was assumpsit, begun by Rosina B. Wolpert, wife of Gustav F. Wolpert, deceased, to recover the balance of a benefit fund alleged to be due her from the defendant society.
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Appeal, No. 57, Nov. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Sept. T.,-1894, No. 816, in favor of plaintiff, on case stated. Case stated as to distribution of a benefit fund. Tbe action in tbe court below was assumpsit, begun by Rosina B. Wolpert, wife of Gustav F. Wolpert, deceased, to recover the balance of a benefit fund alleged to be due her from the defendant society. Gustav F. Wolpert became a member of Continental Lodge No. 20, Knights of Birmingham, on July 19, 1887, and was a member in good standing at the date of his death, August 24, 1894. A benefit of…
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Willard, J.,
Ifrom the facts submitted and the argument of counsel we are to determine the law and decide whether the court below erred in entering judgment in favor of the appellee for the sum of $495.36, or whether judgment should have been there entered in favor of the appellant. Mr. Wolpert, on October 17, 1892, made his designation on the books of the association to whom his lawful benefit fund should be payable at the time of his death. This designation when made, was in strict conformity with the express objects, the constitution and by-laws, of the association.
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