Legal Opinion
Waybright v. Columbian Mut. Life Ins. Co.
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided December 11, 1939No. 36PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, District Judge.
Should the plea of res adjudicata, set up in. the answer of the defendant, be sustained?
The complaint was filed by citizens of Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Alabama against an insurance company,' organized under the laws of Mississippi but with its main office, records and assets in Memphis, Tennessee, in this judicial district of the United States.
The suit is a class action brought by plaintiffs in behalf of themselves and all .others holding fraternal or beneficiary covenants and certificates originally issued by the Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen, or the…
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