Hann v. Supreme Ruling of Fraternal Mystic Circle
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Supreme Ruling of the Fraternal Mystic Circle, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ontario on the 23d of May,-1912, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of May, 1912, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Robson, J.:
Plaintiff is the beneficiary named hi a certificate of insurance issued by defendant, a fraternal mutual benefit association, *666incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, issued to Fred H. Lindsay, who was a member of defendant. The original certificate hears date May 16, 1905, and Lindsay died November 14, 1911. Plaintiff was not the original beneficiary named in the certificate, but was, after the death of the first beneficiary, duly substituted as such beneficiary. The amount payable by defendant to the beneficiary on the death of thé insured was $500. As stated in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sanford v. Commercial Travelers' Mutual Accident Ass'n of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Strasser v. StaatsNew York Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Sweeney v. Independent Order of ForestersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920