Richardson v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen

Citations

• 70 Wash. 76
• 126 P. 82
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 1003

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Review — Harmless Error — Pleadings—Amendments. Where the case was tried on the merits to the court with fully opportunity to each party to present the evidence, error cannot be assigned on technical objections to the pleadings, which will be considered as amended.</p> <p>Beneficial Associations — Forfeiture of Membership — Reinstatement — -Estoppel—Acceptance of Dues. A foreign beneficial association is estopped to assert that a member was not reinstated and had forfeited his rights, where, after a default, he regularly applied for reinstatement, was informed by the local lodge that he was reinstated, and subsequently paid all dues, which were forwarded to and retained by the society, credited on the local lodge’s general account, leaving the member as standing suspended without notice to him; since the local lodge was the representative of the society.</p>