Speegle v. Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Action by Hattie K. Speegle against Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World, Arthur Speegle et al. From judgment in favor of defendants, except first named, plaintiff appeals. cites: Question must be settled by construction of Constitution and by-laws of society: Bac. Ben. Soc., secs. 343a, 343c; 3 Ency., 960, 1080; 3 E. R. A. (N. &), 334; 44 N. W., 113; 31 Atl., 1089; 43 E. R. A., 390- 31 Fed.
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Action by Hattie K. Speegle against Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World, Arthur Speegle et al. From judgment in favor of defendants, except first named, plaintiff appeals. cites: Question must be settled by construction of Constitution and by-laws of society: Bac. Ben. Soc., secs. 343a, 343c; 3 Ency., 960, 1080; 3 E. R. A. (N. &), 334; 44 N. W., 113; 31 Atl., 1089; 43 E. R. A., 390- 31 Fed. R., 178; 60 S. W., 897; 97 S. W., 504. If beneficiary named die before member, all contingent interest ceases: Bac. Ben. Soc., secs. 355, 343c, 304; 31 At. R., 1089; 31 Fed: R., 177; 41 Fed R, 1; 13…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
On June the 19th, 1896, J. E. Speegle became a member of the defendant corporation, Woodmen of the World, and received from it a benefit certificate for three thousand dollars, payable at his death to his wife, Susan Speegle, subject to the conditions named in the constitution and by-laws of the corporation. The beneficiary, Susan Speegle, died in March, 1900, leaving seven children. No new beneficiary was named in the certificate. Thereafter J. E. Speegle married the plaintiff, Hattie K. Speegle, who is now his surviving widow,…
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- Harris v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Mattison v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the WorldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
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