Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Grand United Order of Wise Sons & Daughters of America
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 1927No. 2850PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATEMENT' OP THE CASE
REYNOLDS, J.
This is a suit by Tillie Edwards against the Grand United Order of Wise Sons and Daughters of America, a fraternal organization organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana and consisting of a grand lodge and subordinate lodges, upon a benefit certificate issued by the organization to Mrs. Lula Crocket, a member of Robinson Castle No. 14, a subordinate lodge, naming her, Tillie Edwards, as beneficiary thereof in the event of the death of the insured while in good standing.
The benefit certificate is dated September' 9, 1923, and provides for the payment…
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- Thompson v. Supreme Tent of the Knights of the MacCabees of the WorldNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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