Stillman v. Friendship Lodge, No. 30

Backes, V. C.

This case was submitted upon an agreed state of facts. The complainants’ testate, Isaac I). Fry, at the time of his death, was a member in good standing of Friendship Lodge, No. 30, Knights of Pythias, an incorporated benevolent society. Sections 9 and 10 of the lodge’s by-laws provide as follows:

“Section 9. In case of the death of a member of this Lodge, who if sick or disabled would be entitled to benefits, such sum as described in Section 10 of this Article shall be appropriated towards defraying his funeral expenses and be paid for that purpose to such competent relative of…