Anderson v. Supreme Council of Order of Chosen Friends
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order-made December 17,1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. This was an action to recover upon a certificate of insurance ' for $2,000 issued by defendant, payable to plaintiff upon the death of her husband. The facts, so far as material, are stated in.the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order-made December 17,1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. This was an action to recover upon a certificate of insurance ' for $2,000 issued by defendant, payable to plaintiff upon the death of her husband. The facts, so far as material, are stated in.the opinion. The contract between a beneficial order, such as the one in question, and its member is contained in the charter and laws of…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The obligation of the defendant is expressed in the relief fund certificate, issued to Anders Johan Anderson, the plaintiff’s husband, June 4, 1886. It recites that he had become a member of the Order of Chosen Friends, and entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership, and to a benefit not exceeding two thousand dollars, which sum, the certificate declares, “ shall, in case of death, be paid to his wife, Amia Brita Anderson, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in the laws governing the said relief fund, and in the application for membership.” By a subsequent…
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