Caroline Fink, Respondent v. Ellen Fink, Appellant, Impleaded With Another

Summary

The Court held that the member's attempts to change the designated beneficiary were ineffective because they did not satisfy the association's by‑laws requiring a request to the association and payment of the fee, and that a testamentary bequest cannot alter the beneficiary where the by‑laws provide an exclusive method. Accordingly, the wife remained the rightful beneficiary and the mother’s claim was dismissed.