Dornes v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of the first district of Hinds county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. This was an action for $2,000, brought by the appellant on a benefit certificate for that sum, issued to her son, Philip Schanzenbacker, in April, 1894, by the board of control, Knights of Pythias, on the surrender of one for $1,000, issued to him in February, 1894. The certificate was, by its terms, subject.to the conditions expressed in the member’s application, and the application…
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From the circuit court of the first district of Hinds county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. This was an action for $2,000, brought by the appellant on a benefit certificate for that sum, issued to her son, Philip Schanzenbacker, in April, 1894, by the board of control, Knights of Pythias, on the surrender of one for $1,000, issued to him in February, 1894. The certificate was, by its terms, subject.to the conditions expressed in the member’s application, and the application contained a condition of forfeiture in the event of his suicide. The certificate also recited, as part of the consideration…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
The present order of. Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, is a new corporation, acting under charter granted by act of congress, June 29, 1894, and accepted by the order, effective as of said date. There are- two constitutions known to this order— the constitution of the order itself, called the ‘ ‘ supreme constitution, ’ ’ arid the "constitution of the endowment rank. ’ ’ In the first, ‘ ‘ supreme constitution, ’ ’ that of the old corporation, it was provided (article 14) that “ all laws,” etc., “ of the supreme lodge should become of force from date of the publication of the official…
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