Ogle v. Barron

Citations

• 247 Pa. 19
• 92 A. 1071
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 775

Syllabus

<p>Beneficial associations — Death benefits — Attachment execution —Court and jury — Binding instructions.</p> <p>1. An association, incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, “for the purpose of fraternal union,” for aiding members, their dependents, widows and orphans; declaring in its constitution that the object of the association is to unite fraternally, to give moral and material aid to members, to educate them and to assist their widows and orphans; requiring those desiring to become members to possess certain qualifications and to make certain pledges with regard to their future conduct, is a beneficial association, not an insurance company, and death benefits, payable by the association, under the terms of its constitution and by-laws, only to the holder of a death benefit certificate upon proper endorsement thereof, who must have been dependent upon a member at his death, for support, cannot be attached in the hands of the association at the suit of a judgment creditor of the beneficiary.</p> <p>Evidence — Relevancy—Harmless error.</p> <p>2. The admission of irrelevant evidence is not reversible error where the decision turns upon questions not affected thereby.</p>