De Grote v. De Grote
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 54, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., June T., 1898, No. 155, on verdict for defendant. Interpleader to determine the ownership of a beneficial fund. Before Sultzberger, J. On June 29, 1882, Albert De Grote became a member of the Yardley Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and designated as beneficiary “ Mary Jane De Grote bearing relationship to myself of wife.” De Grote never changed this designation.
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Appeal, No. 54, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., June T., 1898, No. 155, on verdict for defendant. Interpleader to determine the ownership of a beneficial fund. Before Sultzberger, J. On June 29, 1882, Albert De Grote became a member of the Yardley Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and designated as beneficiary “ Mary Jane De Grote bearing relationship to myself of wife.” De Grote never changed this designation. At the time he became a member, the applicant was unlimited in his choice of beneficiary. At the time of his death the following…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
According to the record, as amended prior to the trial, this was a feigned issue betweer Johanna Frederika De Grote, as plaintiff, and Mary Jane De Grote, as defendant, to determine which of the parties was entitled to the money paid into court by “the Grand Lodge of the Jurisdiction of Pennsylvania *52Ancient Order of United Workmen,” the original defendant in the suit. The issue came on for trial, and the learned judge who presided thereat directed the jury to find for the defendant. The subjects of complaint are, (1) refusal of the court to continue the case on application of the…
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