Wright v. Knights of the MacCabees of the World
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered September $55, 1908, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered September $55, 1908, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term. The defendant is “a mutual, fraternal benefit insurance association,” organized under the laws of the state of Michigan, with its principal office in the city of Port Huron in that state and with branches or subordinate bodies, known as tents, in various places in many states, one of which, located in the city of Watertown, New York, is…
1Opinion of the Court
"Vann, J.
This appeal was heard on the judgment roll, no case having been made and none of the evidence or exhibits being printed, except as portions of the latter appear in the findings of the trial court. The following facts, found by the court, present the questions that we are called upon to decide : In his application to become a member of the defendant, dated June 9th, 1897, the plaintiff stated: “ I hereby agree that * * * the laws of the Supreme Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World, now in force or that may hereafter be adopted, shall form the basis of this contract for…
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