Doscher v. Vanderbilt
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Seventh District. Action by Anna Doscher against Edgar Vanderbilt, as President of the Teachers’ Mutual Life Assurance Association. From a judgment for plaintiff for $540.41, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, J.
The action is brought under section 1919 of the Code of Civil Procedure against the defendant “as president of the Teachers’ Mutual Life Assurance Association.” The action is based upon the claim of a joint or several liability of the members of the association to pay the plaintiff the sum of $500 on account of the death of her sister, who was a member of the association at the time of her death and who had been such a member in good standing for 45 years ; the decedent having made the plaintiff her assignee.
The pleadings were oral. The complaint as it appears in the record is as follows:
“This…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McCabe v. . GoodfellowNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Ayers v. Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United WorkmenNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Gray v. HavilandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Hannes v. Nederland Israelitish Sick FundAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912