Hoag v. Supreme Lodge of International Congress
Michigan Supreme Court
.Error to Calhoun; Winsor, J. Assumpsit by Mary J. Hoag against the Supreme Lodge of the International Congress on a benefit certificate. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
Plaintiff’s son, on April 18, 1898, became a member of the defendant, a fraternal insurance company organized under the laws of this State. He was a member of the local assembly in the city of Battle Creek. By the by-laws, assessments of 70 cents each are payable monthly on the 1st day of each month, but an extension is given to the 21st of the month, and they must be paid on or before that date, and, if not so paid, the member stands suspended from all benefits provided by the laws of the order. Mr. Hoag was in arrears at the time of his death, February 5, 1899. Plaintiff’s right of action…
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