Pauley v. Modern Woodmen of America
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Putnam Circuit Court. — Hon. Nat. M. Shelton, Judge. (1) The defendant, Modern Woodmen of America, is a fraternal beneficiary society as defined by the fraternal beneficiary law of the State of Illinois approved and in force July 22, 1893, and is now doing business in the State of Illinois under the said act. Bastain v. Modern Woodmen, 166 111. 595, 46 N. E. 1090; McDermott v. Woodmen, 97 Mo.
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Appeal from Putnam Circuit Court. — Hon. Nat. M. Shelton, Judge. (1) The defendant, Modern Woodmen of America, is a fraternal beneficiary society as defined by the fraternal beneficiary law of the State of Illinois approved and in force July 22, 1893, and is now doing business in the State of Illinois under the said act. Bastain v. Modern Woodmen, 166 111. 595, 46 N. E. 1090; McDermott v. Woodmen, 97 Mo. App. 636. (2) Class of insurance company and character of the insurance is to be determined from the entire contract of insurance, which in this case consists of the articles of…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddtis, P. J.
— The plaintiff, widow of John M. Pauley, deceased, sued defendant, as an Illinois corporation authorized to do business in this State as a life insurance company, upon a policy issued by it on the life of said Pauley on December 10, 1901, for the sum of $2,000, payable to plaintiff on the death of the assured. Pauley died December 24, 1903, from the effect of an accidental gunshot wound.
The ansAver of defendant avers that it is a fraternal benefit association, organized under the laAVS of the State of Illinois; that its membership is divided into two classes — social and beneficial, the…
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