Beeman v. Supreme Lodge
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 85, Jan. T., 1906, by plaintiff, from judgment of Superior Ct., Oct. T., 1905, No. 77, reversing judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1903, No. 3,054, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Diana Beeman v. Supreme Lodge, Shield of Honor. Appeal from Superior Court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court and by the report of the case in 29 Pa. Superior Ct. 387. Error assigned was the decree of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
The first question to be determined on this appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence to submit to the jury as to the payment of the assessment at the time required by the rules of the society. The plaintiff testified at the trial that she deposited in the mail about nine o’clock in the morning in the city of Philadelphia, a letter containing a sufficient amount of money to pay the assessment, which could be paid any time during that day. It is therefore contended that this is sufficient *629to raise a presumption of payment under the rule which holds that the…
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