Beach v. Supreme Tent of Knights of MacCabees
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered August 22, 1902, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered August 22, 1902, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The plaintiff did not establish a case of total disability within the terms of the law as it ivas amended before he was in jured. (Supreme Tent v. King, 79 Ill. App. 145; Hutchinson v. Supreme Tent, 68 Hun, 355 ; Knapp v. P.M. Ins. Co., 53 Hun,…
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
This is an action brought to recover on a certificate of membership issued by the defendant, a fraternal or mutual benefit organization. The certificate stated that the plaintiff would be entitled to receive one assessment on the members of the order not exceeding two thousand dollars as a benefit to his wife upon satisfactory proof of his death. It contained this further provision: “ In case of Permanent or Total Disability, or upon attaining the age of seventy years, he will be entitled to receive one-half of said endowment, as provided in the laws of the Order.” When the plaintiff joined…
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