Legal Opinion
Gellatly v. Minnesota Odd Fellows' Mutual Benefit Society
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 30, 1880PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Wilkin, J., presiding, refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
The defendant is a mutual life-insurance society. This is an action upon a certificate of membership in *216such association, issued to John T. Gellatly, by the terms of which the defendant agrees to pay to the plaintiff, if living, within 60 days after due notice and satisfactory evidence of the death of her husband, the said John, a sum equal to the amount sued for in this action. The certificate also contains a condition that if the said John shall fail to comply in all respects with the by-laws and regulations of the society, the certificate shall be' void. John T. Gellatly died September 17,…
2Cited by4 opinions
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