May v. New York Safety Reserve Fund Society
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from a judgment of the District Court in the City of New York for the Fifth Judicial District. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Bookstaver, J. —
This action was brought to recover $164 from the defendant, an association' formed for life-insurance and benevolent purposes, upon representations of an alleged contract made by defendant’s agent.
Plaintiff claims the agent represented that, if he and Ms wife would both become members of this society, and would each pay, in advance, 10 cents every week, upon their general policies, and each, 25 cents quarterly to the benevolent fund of the society, in the event of the sickness of either, the sick one would receive from the benevolent fund of the society the sum of $3 a week;…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harper v. . the Albany Mutual Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
3Cited by4 opinions
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- French v. Society of Select GuardiansNew York Supreme Court · 1898
- Taufer v. Brotherhood of PaintersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Willison v. Jewelers & Tradesmen's Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1899