Pudritzky v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne. (Brevoort, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiff brings error. The facts, and points of counsel passed upon by the Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
Defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri. The action is brought to recover upon a certificate of membership issued by the defendant, upon the application of the husband of the 'plaintiff, in the sum of $2,000; the plaintiff being named as beneficiary.
The defense in the court below was that this certificate was void by reason of the false statements made by the husband in his application for membership.
The particular matters relied upon in the defense, and which the court below held defeated the recovery of the plaintiff, were that in the application of Mr. Pudritzky he…
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