Bryant v. Tunstall

On October 31,1921, the Rajah Temple Beneficial Fund Association, of Roanoke, Yirginia, hereinafter referred to as the association, issued to E. E. Bryant a certificate of membership and insurance. The association is a fraternal benefit society, organized and operating under chapter 171 of the Code of Yirginia 1936, section 4273 to 4304, inclusive, in which membership is open to members in good standing of Rajah Temple 195 of the Dramatic Order of Knights Khorassan, Roanoke, Virginia, upon certain terms, conditions and provisions.

The pertinent portions of the by-laws of the association state…