The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-15

should the amount required $780, which
everythngnuse food room, &c. well the opera
ion-and accordingly the note question given The
Socey's officers required the signature of the wife well
of the husband security they without
authority make the loan except mortgage of real estate
valued twice the loaned They made the Dan with
authority because the emergency and trusted that the
Society ratify which it afterwards did The officers
believe acted good faith and explained the situation
the sgnes and the latter signed with full under
standing what they doing If there any mis-
understandings the proper of the by
laws of the and shared by all concerned The
Soceys conduct afterwards far shown by the minutes of
the meetings of its General Council consistent throughout
with the theory that considered the note good and itself not
liable for the cost of the operation The Board of Directors
called by the witnesses which suppose the Manag
ing Committee" mentioned in the bylaws, to have had
do regard to benefits The minutes of the
ngs of this Board in regard the sick benefits
as those of the General regard
They show that the deceent reported April 49, 1899
sick April H. demanding medical attendance and fifty
day By whom the report made and whether made
with the authority of the sick does appear The prac
ce for member of the Board report orally and if
the claim rejected was considered good and word
the applicant The minutes of the meeting of June
show that the patient dropped from the list of May 30
that voted pay so that is fifty day for the
period of his illness home 43 days. from April II to- May
% and 500 medical attendance during that period
the meeting the patient also reported sick May
30 demanding 1925 day. 1t does appear by whom this
report made whether authorized by the patient
In October appears that the Board voted pay $50
fifty day, for the time the patient the hospital
May 81 the latter date being that which he died.
But later the Chairman of the Board said that this mis-
take and refused the check for the and ordered
entry made which done in January, In
February, 1900 the Board voted pay 1915 that is s25
day, for the time the deceden a the hospital.
Although the evidence satisfactory could be
desired of the opinion that the trial Judge did
in finding that the deceden changed his election from the
third class sick benefits when he the
hospital He decided hospital of the
Societ officers had told him that if he did go he would be
entitled only $125 day. while if he remained home he
would be entitled medical attendance and fifty day
He also signed the after having been informed although
it is true also that of the officers told him that the Society
did pay for operations ALL 1t would be natural for him
we'll for the officers to eonsue the bylaws emitting
him than $125 day if he went to the hospital If he
would have been entitled the of the operation he
had remained home still he did elect the hospital
and upon the understanding of all interested that if he
he would be entitled that And that understand
ing if erroneous shared in by all, and
the patient could 90 the hospital and yet
continue under the second class of benefits For the hospital
BILL least part of it. might be for services properly cassed
medical attendance see Scott Wineshiek County, 50
Ia 500 and might amount than 1925 day, in which
the Society would be obliged the patient in the
second class pay than $125 day the hospital
rary the provision of the bylaws There would be
inconsistency between going the hospital and mourning
expenses that would naturally be included medical
anee and in regard which the liability of the Society
limited, and at the time being entitled medical attend
ance SUCH in regard to which the liability the Society
limited It could hardly have been the intention in
framing this bylaw that member could choose medical
attendance and then hospital and claim up $125
day such of his hospital bill under medical attend
ance and also the fee of outside surgeon
operation other services performed by him at the hospital and
half dollar day In this the hospital seems to have been
thief