Legal Opinion

Noyes v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 7, 1965No. 1239PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.

The plaintiff is the beneficiary of a certificate of insurance issued to Clarence E. Noyes by The Order of the United Commercial Travelers of America, a fraternal beneficial order.

The insurance certificate was merely an accident insurance agreement. It provided that the rights and benefits were controlled by the provisions of defendant’s constitution of the order in force and effect at the time of the accident. The provision pertinent to the question presented by this appeal contained in Article XI of such constitution relating to insurance is section 17. The relevant portion of this section…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Town of Troy v. AMERICAN FIDELTY COMPANYSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
  2. Kane v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Allen v. Berkshire Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1933
  4. In Re Robinson's WillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1929
  5. Duran v. Standard Life & Accident Ins.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1891

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Worthington v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. Glens Falls InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
  3. Armstrong v. Hanover Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
  4. Simpson v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
  5. Medlar v. Aetna Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 1968

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