First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle v. McCrann

The plaintiff is a fraternal benefit society incorporated by special act of the General Assembly, Special Laws, 1901, page 885, and is located in Bridgeport. On December 8th, 1917, Rev. Andrew E. Komara applied for admission to membership and in his application, in English, designated his estate as beneficiary, and in Slovak, in his own writing, “my administrator and according to my last will to my estate.” At the time, the supreme financial secretary of the corporation informed him that such a designa tion was not permissible under the by-laws, and made several requests to him to make a new…