Johnston v. Anderson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 123, April T., 1903, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., May T., 1903, No. 85, for defendant on case stated in suit of George C. Jolmston, Receiver of Odd Follows Association of Pennsylvania, v. C. E. Anderson. Case stated to determine liability for assessments.
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Appeal, No. 123, April T., 1903, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., May T., 1903, No. 85, for defendant on case stated in suit of George C. Jolmston, Receiver of Odd Follows Association of Pennsylvania, v. C. E. Anderson. Case stated to determine liability for assessments. Galbreth, P. J., filed the following opinion: The plaintiff in this case is the receiver, duly appointed, of the Odd Fellows Endowment Association of Pennsylvania, an unincorporated association organized of members of various lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the state of Pennsylvania, for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This was a case stated by the parties, plaintiff and defendant, in the nature of a special verdict for the judgment of the court of common pleas of Butler county.
The said court in an elaborate opinion entered judgment in favor of the defendant, which is the error complained of, and hence this appeal.
The defendant was a member of the Odd Fellows Endowment Association of Pennsylvania, an unincorporated beneficial association, composed of members of various lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the state of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of paying benefits on…