Cimprich v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

Joseph Cimprich brought an action in assumpsit against The Pennsylvania Railroad Company for benefits he alleged to be due him by reason of his membership in The Relief Fund of “The Pennsylvania Rail road Voluntary Relief Department.” The plaintiff signed an application for membership, and on June 24, 1924, a certificate of membership was issued to him designating him a member of the “second class,” which entitled him to benefits inter alia, for sickness or disability, at the rate of $1 per day for the first fifty-two weeks and thereafter at the rate of $.50 per day.

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