Smith v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from tbe Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. James Tilford Neville, Judge. (1) The Gontract in question and the rights of beneficiaries thereunder are controlled by the by-laws subsequently enacted. Supreme Lodge v. La Malta, 95 Tenn. 157; Supreme Commandery v. Ainsworth, 71 Ala. 436; Toomey v. Supreme Lodge, 74 Mo.
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Appeal from tbe Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. James Tilford Neville, Judge. (1) The Gontract in question and the rights of beneficiaries thereunder are controlled by the by-laws subsequently enacted. Supreme Lodge v. La Malta, 95 Tenn. 157; Supreme Commandery v. Ainsworth, 71 Ala. 436; Toomey v. Supreme Lodge, 74 Mo. App. 517; Supreme Lodge v. Stein, 75 Miss. 107; Domes v. Supreme Lodge, 75 Miss. 466; Supreme Lodge v. Kutscher, 179 111. 340; Supreme Lodge v. Trebbe, 179 111. 348. (2) The application having been made and the certificate having been delivered in Kansas, the contract in question…
1Opinion of the CourtBond, J.
The defendant was incorporated by a special act of Congress in 1894 to succeed and continue a former corporation known as the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of the World, and is answerable for all liabilities of its predecessor. Eor the transaction of the business in which both corporations engaged, 'each of them established what is called an endowment rank divided into sections and classes, which was intended to constitute a separate department for insuring such members of the order as should also become members of said endowment rank. On August 14, 1878, T. E. Kenney became a member of a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Supreme Commandery of the Knights of the Golden Rule v. AinsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Toomey v. Supreme Lodge Knights of PythiasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Starling v. Supreme Council Royal Templars of TemperanceMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Haynie v. Knights Templars & Masons' Life Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Dornes v. Supreme Lodge Knights of PythiasMississippi Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Lewine ex rel. Wolford v. Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias of the WorldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Dessauer v. Supreme Tent, Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- Pearson v. Knight Templars & Masons Indemnity Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Zimmermann v. Supreme Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Hart v. Life & Annuity Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1912
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