Mosher v. Supreme Sitting of Order of Iron Hall
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term. Actions by Sherman B. Mosher and by William H. McDonald, respectively, against the Supreme Sitting of the Order of the Iron Hall and others. From an order denying a motion made by William H. McDonald to compel the receiver of the Supreme Sitting of the Order of the Iron Hall to pay a judgment recovered against it by him, said McDonald appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
The defendant the Supreme Sitting of the Order of the Iron Hall is a foreign corporation, duly incorporated in 1881 under the laws of the state of Indiana, and having its legal location at Indianapolis, in that state. It was in the nature of a mutual and co-operative association, and its object, as stated in its articles of association, was to improve the condition of its members, morally, socially, and materially, establish a “benefit fund, from which members of the said order who have complied with all its rules and regulations, or the heirs of such members, may receive a benefit in a sum…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pringle v. . WoolworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Willitts v. . WaiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Barth v. . BackusNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Supreme Sitting of the Order of the Iron Hall v. BakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Buswell v. Supreme Sitting of the Order of the Iron HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Popper v. Supreme Council of the Order of Chosen FriendsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Mitchell v. Banco de Londres y MexicoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920