Morse v. Fraternal Accident Ass'n of America
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $1,250 on an accident insurance certificate issued to his intestate Elmer L. Morse by the defendant. The case comes before us upon the defendant’s appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the plaintiff upon an agreed statement of facts.
The intestate took his certificate and became a member of the defendant association on June 15, 1888. He was then a stage driver, and was insured as a member of class 5, according to the defendant’s classification then in force; and by the certificate issued to him by the defendant on that…
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- Pain v. Société St. Jean BaptisteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Newhall v. Supreme Council American Legion of HonorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Fox v. Masons' Fraternal Accident Ass'n of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Collins v. City of WalthamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Mayhew v. DurfeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
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