Stanton v. Eccentric Ass'n of Firemen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Annie Stanton, as administratrix, etc., from an order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of April, 1907, affirming a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in favor of the defendant, entered upon the decision of a justice of said court.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
The plaintiff appeals by permission from an order of the Appellate Term affirming a judgment in favor of defendant in the Municipal Court of the city of New York.
Plaintiff’s intestate was a member of the defendant association, which is an incorporated body, the members of which are entitled to certain mutual benefits, amongst which is the sum of $100 payable to the member’s nominee at death or at the .election of the defendant to be applied on his burial expenses. On the 6th of January,; 1906, plaintiff’s intestate was four months in arrears in payment of his dues and on that day…
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