Lockney v. Police Beneficiary Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 247, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1903, No. 3,696, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Annie Lockney, known as Annie Loughney, v. Police Beneficiary Association. Trespass to recover death benefits. Before Willson, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 247, Jan. T., 1906, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1903, No. 3,696, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Annie Lockney, known as Annie Loughney, v. Police Beneficiary Association. Trespass to recover death benefits. Before Willson, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The defendant presented, inter alia, the following points: 2. If the jury find and believe that J ohn Lockney on August 1, 1898, became a member of the police beneficiary association, and was a police officer connected with the police district station at…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
John Lockney, the husband of appellee, was a police officer in the city of Philadelphia, and became a member of the police beneficiary association in 1888. He was discharged from the police force in 1889, but under the by-laws of the association he then became an ex-member. The right of the appellee, his wife, the beneficiary named in his certificate of membership, to receive the amount named therein, was in no way impaired by the fact that he was discharged from the police force, provided, however, that he was in good standing in the association at the time of his…
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