The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-08-16
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MENT AS TO PAYMENT
The constitution Of a benevolent or
der provided that the member might
cause to DO entered on the record book
q direction to whom the benefit should
DO paid, or might have benefit cer-
tilicate issued TO him. In case Of no
direction either by will, entry or BEN
eft certificate, the lodge might cause
payment to be made to parties entitled
thereto. The benefit certificate ex-
pressed that payment would be made
to such person ''as he may, by will, or
entry on record book, or on tho facc
OF this certificate, direct. III. took out
a certificate when unmarried and in
dorsed on 1t that 1t was bis will that
payment should be made TO his sister.
He afterward married, and shortly nt-
forward died The certificate re-
NAMED in his possession, never having
been delivered to his sister. In this
case Highland VS.. Highland, appealed
10 Illinois Supreme Court, IL was held
TINT the non-delivery of the certificate
did not affect the claims of the sister;
that the fact that the fund was by the
terms Of the charter widows and or
phans' fund did not affect iier claims,
when the charter also provided tnat
the fund should be s'paid to his fam
ily or as he may directs" that q
subsequent writing giving in gem
oral terms all his effects to his vile
did not revoke tho certificate.
VIRE STANDARDIZATION OF RISK.
A policy of insurance was taken out
on mill and machinery for zone year,
from June 10, 1877, to June 10, 1887
on June 10. 1879. application was made
for renewal, and on June 10, 1878, re-
newal was issued .for one year, from
| Juno 10, 1873, to June 10, 1879" On
| Juno 16, 1879, tho mill and contents
burned, and the insurance money
was sought to DO recovered under
| the claim that the renewal axtend-
cd for year from the date Of Its
| issue. The case, Fuchs vs.. German
| Town Mutual Insurance Company, WAS
carried to tho Wisconsin supreme
| Court, which held that the policy and
renewal expired before the fire, and
that neither was in force ut the time OF
the fire. The clause in written agree
ment Of insurance, definitely fixing the
precise time Of the duration Of the risk,
should not be rendered migratory, or
such time extended by mere construo-
ton.
FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE.
A voluntary conveyance is fraudulent
as against existing creditors when the
grantor has no other property sub ect
to execution, according to the decision
OF the Supreme Court Of Indiana In the
recently decided case of Williams vs.
Osborne, administrator. Such o CON
yeyance may be advoided by creditors
on proof that The debtor had no othel
property subject to execution ut tn,
Time conveyance was made and the sui
instituted.
FIRE INsuRANCE--FRAUD.
The implied warranty of validity o
title imputed TO one who sells n note
bond, or other chose In action will no
enable tho assignee Of fraudulent lii
insurance pol cy to recover on such i'm
Piled warranty when he has himsel
been u party to the fraud or cognizan
OF it, according TO the decision OF Tn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania In tn
! recently decidedocase of Blattenborge
VS.. Holman.
observation-disclosures.
Where deed made by the plaintiff ]
eiectment and others described tn
grantors and said first parties convey
3 ing their interest as heirs of said dc
ceased, the Supreme Court Of Pennsy
: vania, case of Young vs.. Gayle, bel
: the conveyance was only Of an intere'
OF the rrantors as heirs OF the deceden
II and not of their share in the same q
. tate under the will OF decease
I brother.
BREACH or CONTRACT.
A sale made by manufactures carrie
with it an implied warranty that tn
= articles are reasonably fit for the pu
i pose for which they we're manufacture
!, and IL they are not fit for that purpo
y tho manufactures is liable for the dar
= are caused by tho breach of his col
= tract. So held by the Supreme Cou
of Indiana In the recently decided ca
y of Poland VS.. Miller ct al.
+. COMMON CARRIER GARNIsHEE.
81 A common carrier is not liable up
'. a garnishee summons for personal CHI
a tells in its possession, in actual tran
40 at the time the summons Is serve
lis SO held by the Supreme Court OF W
d, consin in the case Of Bates vs.. G. M.
n st. z. Railway.
~ MISUNDERSTANDING
~ In the opinion of the Supreme Coz
Nv Of Pennsylvania taxes on real est
~ can not be apportioned, and the owl
n charpeable with taxes ut the beginni
nv of the year is liable for the taxeSot
~. whole year, though he alien during
nd wear. The alienee is not liable.
nd wAGEs-wHEN DUE.
ere In the absence Of an agreement
Dne TO when work to be done is to be p
icy for, the law requires payment there
as soon as completed, according TO
Ger decision o. the Supreme Court OF
nts diana in the recently decided case
IS Aughie VS.. Laadis.
ook When the body of Miss Hazard
my Cincinnati, was taken from the Hud
!. at Hastings recently, the underta
ID was assisted by Thomas Moony, y
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