Milner v. Bowman
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom the Marion Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Olds, J. —
Sylvanus Milner, an unmarried man, was a master mason, and, on the 16th day of November, 1872, he became a member of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Indiana, a corporation organized for charitable purposes. The object of the corporation, as stated in its articles of incorporation, is “ to give financial aid and benefit to the widows and orphans and dependents of deceased members.”
The association issued to the said Sylvanus a certificate of membership, under its corporate seal, and signed by its officers. The certificate is payable “ to the heirs of the said Sylvanus Milner, or…
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