Luks v. Blatt

Citations

• 65 Pa. Super. 564
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 43

Syllabus

<p>Beneficial associations — By-laws ■ — - Change of by-laws — Death benefits.</p> <p>Where the by-law of a beneficial association provides that an amendment of the by-laws made on motion of a member in writing, read at three regular meetings, then submitted to a special meeting, and if the motion is approved by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, and if it shall be agreeable to the grand lodge, shall become a law, a resolution passed at one meeting providing for the payment of certain death benefits and involving a change of the by-laws, is invalid, and no action to recover a death benefit can be based upon such a resolution.</p> <p>Equity — Rehearing—Practice, C. P.</p> <p>Where an application for a rehearing in an equity case presents to the court a state of facts which should be considered in order to make a proper disposition of the case, a rehearing should be granted.</p> <p>It is the policy of the law to encourage a rehearing as more expeditious than to incur the expenses of appeals, and avoid errors that may be clearly remedied by the court having full control of the case.</p>