The Irish standard., 1906-04-21
COURTS DECIDE.
On Matters of Importance to Insured
Members Of Societies.

Alter nOnllS OF struggle the knights
Of Columbus Il few days ago won out
in the now famous Coughln case over
in Connecticut. 1t was found that
when Coughlin applied for membership
in the *. Of g. he represented himself
as being n practical Catholic. Late,
it was learned that he was not only Il
Mason, but remained one. When he
died his heirs sued for insurance, but
because Of his misrepresentation added
To the fact that on Il certain occasion
h" allowed his policy I" lapse, the
claim was defeated in court
Now comes another case of lusreu-
rcscntation. In the Wilkesbarrc (Pa.)
Record of March 80 we find record of
the ease of Mary Gill. administrators
of the estate of Michael Gill. deceased.
against the l.. &. b. A.. which was
| called for trial before Judge Halscy
on March q? Two suits had original
Is been brought against the l.. Z. r.. A..
one by Mary Gill and the other by her
father Michael Gill who died the week
before last. The daughter Mary WAS
appointed administrators of the estate
of her father and she was consequently
also made the plaintiff us administers
triX in the suit originally instituted bv
her father The counsel for the plain
tiff were Attorneys John Il. Lcnehan
ANA James G.. Murray, while the cnun-
sci for the defendant were Attorneys
=. y. oBoyle. Thomas =. lloblu. of
Scranton. and j j. Hyncs. of Buffalo.
the latter being Il supreme officer of
the G. NJ. q. \. Many of the national
and local officers of the T.. G. Il. \. and
the G. NJ. y. a. We're also in uttcn,l-
anre.
The suit was brought To recover
$1,000. which the plaintiff claimed tlu"
her ami her father as bcnciiciarics
each being entitled to $500. ON an in
surance policy in the l.. G.. Il. A. taken
out by her mother. Mary Gill. and who
it waS alleged was a raid-up member
IF the said organization. Mrs Gill
di"d in Wilkcsbarrc on November Is.
1901. and the husband and his ,iaugh-
ter then applied for the payment of the
/ policy as joint bcnciiciarcs. The or
sanizati"n refused to pay the claim
on the ground 'thlt the insured had
been dropped from the snciely's books
prior to her death for being over the
age limit when she was first insured
That when the society had made the
discovery of her being over the age
limit she was forced to resign and
Z! withdraw. and thus her policy WAS cam
| cclcd and void. The plaintiffs side
offered testimony showing that when
ever dues We're payable unthe policy
that the money was forwarded to The
national headquarters. but that the So
cicty refused to accept 1t and sen,
back tho money.
| When all OF the plaintiffs evidence
was in the attorneys Tor the defense
argued at length and then Judge Hal
| scy entered n compulsory non-suit, for
the reason that the plaintiff did not
appeal from the action Of the society
when it refused to accept the money
sent on for dues onthe policy. Tho
plaintiffs counsel commended that they
had nothing to appeal from and that
they never knew what vast he reason
that the society refused to accept the
dues as the society had never enlight :
eneu them on the waiter.
The decision is of great Importance
5 to Catholic societies the country over
The Coughlin case attracted national
attention. but the L. c. r. \. has Z
: membership only /, triile less than thai
! oft he knights of Columbus. 1t is ex.
f tremcly probable that the two deci.
: sons will warn thousands and make
for better membership in every way.
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