Ulrich v. Weiss

Citations

• 76 Pa. Super. 183
• 1921 Pa. Super. LEXIS 111

Syllabus

<p>Beneficial associations — Death benefits — Constitution — Death through intemperance.</p> <p>In an action to recover the amount due on a beneficial certificate, the plaintiff cannot recover, where the constitution provides that no death or funeral benefits shall be paid where death was the result of intemperance, and it is admitted that the deceased member died of alcoholism. The fact that the member had not been espelled from the society because of his intemperate habits, does not estop the association from refusing the benefits in accordance with the provisions of its 'constitution.</p>