Mulcahey v. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen

This is an action to recover tbe sum of $1875 alleged to be due the plaintiff under the terms of a beneficiary certificate issued to him by the defendant. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff in the amount sued for and defendant has appealed.

The facts show that defendant is an unincorporated fraternal beneficiary association with its G-rand Lodge at Cleveland, Ohio; that membership in the association is restricted to railway trainmen actually employed as such or in railroad yard service; that plaintiff was a member of the association and held the certificate therein which is…