Thomas v. Knights of Maccabees of the World
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered April 4, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to enjoin the collection of an assessment levied by a fraternal benefit association, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Jesse Thomas, respondent, then thirty-eight years old, applied for and received a certificate of membership in the appellant order, a fraternal beneficiary association organized under the laws of the state of Michigan. The society was organized, and commenced to do business as such, in the year 1883. It is what is popularly known as a fraternal benefit association, having no other object than to promote social and fraternal intercourse among its members and to pay benefits in case of sickness or death. It is carried on by a lodge system having a secret ritual. It adopted and has maintained a…
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