Tyson v. Catholic Order of Foresters
Tyson v. Catholic Order of Foresters
Opinion of the Court
'The following opinion was filed May 10, 1932:
Defendant contends that, by the constitution and by-laws of the order, the insured had no right to extended insurance, and that, properly construed, the statutes of this state give to him no such right. In .addition to contesting these contentions on principle,- plaintiff contends that this case is governed in every respect by the case of Noll v. Catholic Order of Foresters, 197 Wis. 184, 221 N. W. 759, which'involved a member of the sáme class as the insured.
After March 1, 1922, there were three classes of members of this order, paying three different rates of assessment. The first class included those who became members prior to January 1, 1913, and who were admitted into the order at what was later concluded to- be an inadequate rate. The
In sec. 353 of the by-laws, effective March 1, 1922, are found the provisions relating to suspended members. This section reads in part as follows:
“Every suspended member who desires to be reinstated to membership shall file an application for reinstatement with the recording secretary of the court; . . . provided, that any suspended member who, previous to suspension, continuously for three years has contributed at either schedule of rates effective on and after. March 1, 1922, within thirty days after suspension, shall have the right to make application for the conversion of his certificate into a certificate for paid-up insurance in an amount that can be purchased by his equitable share in the reserve benefit fund; . . . provided further, that if any such suspended member fail to make application for paid-up insurance and has maintained his membership for at least three years prior to such suspension, he shall have such period of continued insurance in the way of payment of his assessments and dues as his reserve accumulation . . . will provide.
“Provided, that any member who entered prior'to January 1, 1913, and who fails to make, application for paid-up insurance, shall have his assigned credit used in the payment of assessments and dues for such period as the credit may provide.”
The contention of the defendant is that the proviso in sec. 353, relating to suspensions and giving extended
It follows that the conclusions of the trial court must1 be sustained, and it is unnecessary to consider whether this case is governed by the Noll Case, or to re-examine -the conclusions of the court in that case with reference to the effect of secs. 208.02 and 208.03, Stats.
By the Court. — Judgment affirmed.
A motion for a rehearing was denied, with $25 costs, on October 11, 1932.
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