Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of North America v. Harris

By this writ of error there has been brought into question in this case the rights of defendant in error, a beneficiary of a fraternal benefit society, as an injured person, as contradistinguished from the rights and duties of one of the fraternity of insurers known as' the fraternal benefit society, subject to be altered or divested by subsequently enacted by-laws of the fraternal benefit society, adopted and promulgated under authority of Section 6406 C. G. L., 4442 R. G. S., which statute reads as follows:

“Every certificate issued by any such society shall specify the amount of benefit…