Woolsey v. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dams District Court. Action to recover certain sums of money alleged to be due plaintiff from defendant, on account of benefits to which he claims to be entitled,-according to the .constitution and bylaws of defendant, by reason of sickness and disability occurring while he was a member of the defendant lodge. A demurrer to defendant’s answer was overruled, and, plaintiff standing thereon, judgment was rendered for defendant, from which plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— I. The answer of defendant, in the first and second counts, denies all allegations of the petition, and alleges *493that plaintiff was, for a time, a member of - defendant lodge, and was for a short time sick, but all benefits to which lie was entitled were fully paid. The third count of the answer alleges that plaintiff made application to the lodge for benefits, which, upon lawful consideration and upon proper proceedings, were refused, upon the ground that he was not entitled thereto under the laws and rules of the order, not having been sick and disabled from following the pursuits of his…
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