Currier v. Catholic Order of Foresters
Supreme Court of Vermont
General Assumpsit, Orleans County Municipal Court, Frank D. Thompson, Judge. Heard on an agreed statement of facts. Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case. There is a well defined difference between ordinary life insurance company and a benevolent association with insurance as an incidental feature. Com. v. Equitable Beneficial Association, 137 Pa. 412; Peterson v. Manhattan Life Ins.
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General Assumpsit, Orleans County Municipal Court, Frank D. Thompson, Judge. Heard on an agreed statement of facts. Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case. There is a well defined difference between ordinary life insurance company and a benevolent association with insurance as an incidental feature. Com. v. Equitable Beneficial Association, 137 Pa. 412; Peterson v. Manhattan Life Ins. Co., 244 Ilk 329. - Plaintiff never was a member of the order, so he never derived any benefit from membership, and defendant incurred no liability; hence there was a…
1Opinion of the CourtMunson, J.
The defendant is an Illinois corporation doing business in this State. Its business is characterized in the agreed statement as a “fraternal life insurance business.” Its object, as stated in its constitution and laws, is “to promote friendship, unity and true Christian charity among its members.” The promotion of unity is to be obtained “in associating together for mutual support of one another when sick or in distress, and in making, suitable provisions for widows,, orphans and dependents of deceased members.” A subordinate court *85of the order is to furnish “social and sick benefits for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Parsons, Rich & Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Mailhoit v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
- Stefanazzi v. Italian Mutual Benefit SocietySupreme Court of Vermont · 1917
- Rak v. Grand Carniolian Slovenian Catholic UnionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940