Peyre v. Mutual Relief Society

Foote, C.

— The plaintiff sued the defendant, a corporation of which he was a member, for damages. The complaint was demurred to as showing no cause of action. The demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiff refusing to amend, final judgment went in favor of the defendant, from which the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

The corporation appears from the complaint to be a benevolent association “ for a purpose where pecuniary profit is not their object.” It has no capital stock, nor any property, except five thousand dollars in cash, a fund made up of sums received from time to time of its…