Supreme Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen v. Zuhlke

The Ancient Order of United Workmen is a mutual benevolent society, with local lodges, grand lodges for States, and a supreme lodge of the United States, and it is probably true, as appellants urge, that if appellee has any cause of action, it is solely against the Grand Lodge of the State, and there is a misjoinder of defendants.

A complete answer to this objection, however, is that the beneficiary certificate to Edward Zulhke, late husband of appellee, and at his death payable to her, is declared upon as the instrument, in writing, of all the appellants, and there was no denial of the…