Robinson v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mineral County. Assumpsit by Salem L. Robinson against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Judgment for plaintiff on defendant ’s demurrer to evidence, and -defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, President:
Upon a demurrer to the evidence introduced by him on a trial in assumpsit, plaintiff, a railroad brakeman, recovered a judgment for the sum of $1500 against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, which it seeks to reverse upon this writ of error. Plaintiff bases his alleged right of recovery upon á beneficiary certificate issued to-him by the grand lodge of the brotherhood April 24, 1912, and upon sections 68 and 70 of the constitution of that order. The injury averred consisted of the loss of three fingers from the right hand. In addition to the general issue entered,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Bauer v. Samson LodgeIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- McMahon v. Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Railway Passenger & Freight Conductors' Mutual Aid & Benefit Ass'n v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Prader v. National Masonic Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Lewis v. Brotherhood Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Burger v. McCarthyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
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