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Author: {"author": "MARSHALL C. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

No. 206
    19231
    Order of Railway Conductors of America v. Harry L. Carpenter;
    error to the Hamilton Appeals.
    Judgment reversed.
    Marshall, CJ., Jones, Matthias, Day, Allen, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur.
    Dock. 7-1-25;
    3 Abs. 417. OA. 3 Abs. 735.
    130. BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION — Denial of disability benevolence involves no determination of legal rights When laws and provisions of association set forth among other things that no member shall have any claim enforceable in law or equity against association.
   MARSHALL C. J.

Where the laws of a fraternal and beneficial association contain definite promises of payment of benefits at death of members, or upon suffering injuries of well-defined character, and make further provision in such laws for disability benevolence in cases of total disability from causes other than those specified in cases containing a definite promise of. payment, and expressly provide that no member shall have any_ claim enforceable in law or in equity against such association arising out of such disability benevolence and further establishes boards within the association to hear and finally determine such benevolence, a denial of disability benevolence does not involve a determination of legal rights and the claimant will have no recourse to the courts.

Judgment reversed,