Griffith v. Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eo». W. B. Homer, Judge. (1) It is settled law that notice to an agent of a corporation is notice to the latter only of matters with-. in the scope of his agency and not otherwise.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eo». W. B. Homer, Judge. (1) It is settled law that notice to an agent of a corporation is notice to the latter only of matters with-. in the scope of his agency and not otherwise. Williams v. Dittenhoefer, 188 Mo. 134. (2) There was no waiver by the supreme council of any of its laws, nor is it now estopped from relying on same, (a) Waiver is the intentional abandonment or relinquishment of a known right and the intention to do so is the essential element involved. There was no knowledge on the part of the supreme council of the acts of the local…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit on a certificate of life insurance. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
Plaintiff, an infant, who sues by her next friend, is the daughter of George S. Griffith, the insured, and the beneficiary of the fund under the provisions of the certificate.
The insured defaulted in the payment of a monthly assessment of $2.12 a few days before his death, and it is insisted plaintiff may not recover for the reason the insurance was forfeited because of that fact, through the operation of defendant’s by-law. But there is evidence tending to prove defendant waived this…
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- Hayward, Assignee v. National InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Burke v. Grand Lodge A. O. U. W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- Clair v. Supreme Council of the Royal ArcanumMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Oldham v. Modern Brotherhood of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
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