Gallagher v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen

GARDNER, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, a member in good standing of the defendant unincorporated association, brought this suit to recover the stipulated sum of $50 per month as provided in Section 23(a) of defendant’s Constitution for any such member who has suffered total and permanent disability as defined therein. His claim was duly filed with defendant’s General Secretary and Treasurer and denied.

The pleadings are rather extensive and contain much detail as to various provisions of the by-laws and constitution of defendant order which we consider unnecessary to here set out. Defendant…