Meehan v. Supreme Council
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Belinda Meehan, from a judgment of the Supreme Gourt in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 15th day of October, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term.,
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
The action is brought to recover upon a certificate of membership in a benefit corporation. It is defended on the ground that the member was ineligible because he was beyond the age limit when he applied for membership. It was admitted that if he was then upward of fifty-five years of age he was barred, and it was conceded that the sole issue was the age of.the decedent'
The learned court at the close of the testimony directed a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals. The learned counsel for the appellant insists that the case should have been submitted to the jury, and…
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