Neel v. Heralds of Liberty

Citations

• 71 Pa. Super. 136
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 46

Syllabus

<p>Beneficial societies — Payments of Certificates — Forfeiture.</p> <p>Where a forfeiture has inured under the terms of a certificate issued by a beneficial society by reason of nonpayment of dues the tender of the amount of arrears will not reinstate the certificate where the plaintiff has failed to comply with other regulations of the society in regard to applications for reinstatement and medical examinations.</p> <p>Forfeiture of certificates — Appropriation from moneys due on other certificates.</p> <p>If a sum of money is due on a certain certificate issued by a beneficial society the society has no duty to apply such money to the payment of arrears on other certificates where each certificate is a distinct and separate contract. There can be no duty unless there is a right to appropriate.</p>