Hand v. Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 22d day of May, 1899, 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
Cullen, J.:
This action is brought to recover the amount of a benefit or insurance upon the life of the plaintiff’s husband, issued by the defendant, a fraternal mutual assessment society, organized under the laws of Massachusetts. In 1894 the plaintiff’s husband became a member of the defendant society and received the certificate which is the subject of this suit. He continued such member until July, 1897. In the latter year the following assessments were imposed upon him: No. 242, the time for the payment; of which expired on April thirtieth; No. 243 payable on May thirty-first; No. 244 on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nassoiy v. . TomlinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hills v. SommerNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Logan v. DavidsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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