Keener v. Grand Lodge
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. O. M. Spencer, Judge. The trial court erred: (1) In giving judgment for the plaintiff after finding that George Keener, deceased, and the defendant had contracted for the benefit of the interpleader, Katie Keener.
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Appeal from the Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. O. M. Spencer, Judge. The trial court erred: (1) In giving judgment for the plaintiff after finding that George Keener, deceased, and the defendant had contracted for the benefit of the interpleader, Katie Keener. Barker v. Scudder, 56 Mo. 275; Story v. W. M. M. B. Ass’n, 95 N. Y. 474; Tureman v. Stephens, 83 Mo. 221‘and cases; Kyle v. Bellinger, 79 Ala. 516; Oas Co. v. Lotzes, 2 South [Fla.] 609; Chamberlain v. Railroad, 6 Cen. [Md.] 471; Topliff v. Topliff, 122 U. S. 121; Gaslight Co. v. St. Louis, 46 Mo. 121. (2) In making the mere fact of…
1Opinion of the Court
Ellison, J. —
Nellie Keener, the plaintiff, and lawful widow of George Keener, deceased, brought her action against the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, to recover the sum of two thousand dollars, being the amount of a “beneficiary certificate” to which George Keener was entitled, and which was issued to him by the lodge, by reason of his being a member *548thereof in good standing. The defendant lodge made the following answer, the facts therein stated being substantially proved at the trial: “Defendant alleges that George Keener, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, in…
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