Legal Opinion
Bretzlaff v. Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Sick-Benefit Society
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Error to Wayne; Carpenter, J. Assumpsit by Adelena Bretzlaff against the Evangelical Lutheran St. John’s Sick-Benefit Society to recover a death benefit. Defendant prevailed in justice’s court, and plaintiff removed the cause to the circuit court by certiorari. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The question involved in this proceeding is whether or not the defendant is liable to the plaintiff upon the following statement of facts: The plaintiff is the widow of Carl Bretzlaff, who in September, 1898, with others, organized the defendant society, and participated in framing its constitution. Article 3 reads as follows:
“Only such persons can be members of the society that adhere and belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church, their congregation belonging to the Synodical Conference. They must lead a moral and virtuous life, and must not belong to any secret society or any other…
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