Shumega v. First Catholic Slovak Union of United States of America

Citations

• 61 Pa. Super. 126
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 281

Syllabus

<p>Beneficial associations — Substituted beneficiary — Contract — Validity of contract — Payment of dues by substituted beneficiary— Act of April 6j 1898, P. L. 7.</p> <p>Where a member of a beneficial association incorporated in the State of Ohio and lawfully doing business in the State of Pennsylvania agrees with a man and wife, who are not related to him, that if they will receive him into their house, provide him with food, lodging, medical attention and care, and pay to the association the dues necessary to retain his membership, he would substitute them as beneficiaries, and the association accepts the substitution, and enters it upon its books, and the president of the Rational association agrees that the association shall pay the death benefits to the substituted beneficiaries, if the latter shall pay the dues, and the substituted beneficiaries fully perform their contract to the members, and pay his dues until his death, they will be entitled to the death benefits at his death and the Pennsylvania Act of April 6, 1893, P. L. 7, limiting beneficiaries to the family, heirs, blood relatives, affianced husband or wife of, or to persons dependent upon the member, does not apply. The act does not either prohibit or declare invalid such a contract.</p>