Brown v. Stein-Joelson Benevolent Ass'n

Plaintiff sues, as the widow of Meyer Brown, for $400 death benefit, which the defendant society paj's to the widow of each deceased member for funeral expenses, and $100 for a burial grave, which defendant failed to supply her testator. Meyer Brown, who died December 26th, 1932, had paid no dues since January of that year.

Defendant resists this action because of the provisions of article 15, section 11 of the by-laws of the society: “Any member in arrears for more than a period of two quarters, shall not be entitled to any benefit excepting a burial grave.”

Plaintiff argues that, because, as…