Osceola Tribe, No. 11 v. Schmidt
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth pleas of the appellant referred to in the opinion are as follows : And for a third jdea: That said plaintiff, before the institution of this suit, to wit: on the first day of August, in the year 1811, in accordance with the constitution and by-laws of said defendant, appealed from the refusal of the defendant to pay to him said weekly sum of $3 during his…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth pleas of the appellant referred to in the opinion are as follows : And for a third jdea: That said plaintiff, before the institution of this suit, to wit: on the first day of August, in the year 1811, in accordance with the constitution and by-laws of said defendant, appealed from the refusal of the defendant to pay to him said weekly sum of $3 during his sickness, in said declaration mentioned, to the Grand Tribe of Maryland, and the said Grand Tribe of Maryland sustained…
1Opinion of the CourtGrason, J.
This suit was instituted by August Schmidt, to recover sick benefits from the appellant, alleged to be a corporation under the laws of this State, of which he was a. member. The proof shows that he was sick for some time, and that the appellant refused to pay him the sum of three dollars a week, during his sickness, which he-alleged to be due him under its laws.
*105The by-laws of the appellant, and the charter and constitution of the Grand Tribe of Maryland, were offered in evidence. The first Article of the former provides that it shall work under the jurisdiction of the Grand Tribe of Maryland.…
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