Tierney v. Perkins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, George W. Perkins, as president, etc., from a judgment of the County Court of Albany county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 29th day of March, 1920, reversing upon the law and the facts a judgment of the City Court of Albany in favor of the plaintiff, and also reversing a judgment of said County Court for costs in favor of the defendant, heretofore entered in the office of the clerk of the…
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Appeal by the defendant, George W. Perkins, as president, etc., from a judgment of the County Court of Albany county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 29th day of March, 1920, reversing upon the law and the facts a judgment of the City Court of Albany in favor of the plaintiff, and also reversing a judgment of said County Court for costs in favor of the defendant, heretofore entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany, and granting a new trial of the action in the City Court of Albany, with costs to the plaintiff to…
1Opinion of the Court
H. T. Kellogg, J.:
In August,. 1894, Mary E. Tierney became a member of the Cigar Makers’ International Union of America, of which the defendant in this action is now the president. Her dues to the association were regularly paid until December 16, 1914, when she died. She had then been continuously a member of the association in good standing for more than twenty years. It was provided by the constitution of the association that in case of the death of a member with a membership of fifteen consecutive years to her credit, the association would pay $50 for funeral expenses and $500 as a death…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Tierney v. PerkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Grossmayer v. District No. 1, Independent Order of Benai BerithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902