Boyd v. Operating Engineers Welfare Fund

Beloff, J.,

This is an action in assumpsit commenced by Lena Boyd, widow of Hugh *242Boyd, against defendants seeking to recover $2,500, a double indemnity benefit under a union welfare fund policy. The deceased committed suicide.

Hugh Boyd was an employe of the Operating Engineers and as such employe was a member of the Operating Engineers Welfare Fund of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, Local 542. The said welfare fund was established for the benefit of the employes, and the contributions to the fund were made only by the employers. The fund was supervised by a board of trustees, comprised of…