Legal Opinion
Van Houten v. Pine
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided October 15, 1882PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Bill for relief. On general demurrer.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The complainant, widow of James H. Nan Houten, deceased,, brings suit against an unincorporated society named The Masonic Mutual Life Insurance Company, of which her husband was, at one time, a member. The company is a voluntary association located in this state, and its object is, as its name imports, mutual life insurance. Its members are freemasons, of the de*135gree of master mason. The maximum number of members is one thousand two hundred. On the death of a member, each surviving member is required to pay into the treasury, on ten days’ notice, $1. The by-laws provide for a…
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