Legal Opinion

Wiese v. San Francisco Musical Society

California Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 1890No. 12470PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion, and in the opinion in Stohr v. San Francisco Musical Society, ante, p. 557.

1Opinion of the Court

Hayne, C.

This was an action to recover certain sick-benefits. The general features of the case are like those in Stohr v. San Francisco Musical Society, ante, p. 557, which is against the same defendant. After the passage of the by-law, limiting the amount of benefits and the payments in accordance therewith, the defendant refused to pay anything further; and within a few months thereafter, the plaintiff commenced an action in the justice’s court to recover the installments then claimed to be due. Judgment was given in his favor, and the society appealed to the superior court, where, after a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Bissell v. Spring Valley TownshipSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  3. Gardner v. BuckbeeNew York Supreme Court · 1824
  4. Muzzy v. ShattuckCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
  5. Doty v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1850

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Baker v. Eilers Music Co.California Supreme Court · 1917

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