Hannes v. Nederland Israelitish Sick Fund
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Nederland Israelitish Sick Fund, from an order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of March, 1912, affirming a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York in favor of the plaintiff rendered on the 22d day of May, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, P. J.:
The facts in this case are stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice McLaughlin. It seems to me clear that the contract between the plaintiff and the defendant was that created by the by-laws as they existed at the time the plaintiff joined the society. It is conceded that the defendant had no right without the consent of the plaintiff to abrogate or modify that contract by an amendment of its by-laws, but it is going much beyond any of the reported cases to hold that because a corporation changes its by-laws after a person has become a member and accepted the conditions there…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wright v. Knights of the MacCabees of the WorldNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Dowdall v. Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Doscher v. VanderbiltAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1916