Haydel v. Operative Plasterers' & Cement Finishers' International Ass'n

JANVIER, Judge.

Plaintiff, the widow of Joseph Haydel, seeks to recover from defendant, Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Finishers’ International Association of the United States and Canada, $250, alleging that, at the time of the death of her said husband on December 19, 1936, he was a member in good standing of defendant association, and that she, as his surviving widow, is entitled to the said amount as the fraternal death benefit provided by the constitution of defendant.

The association admits that Haydel had been a member for about twelve years, but denies that, at the time óf his death, he…