Home Benefit Ass'n Coleman Cty. v. Wester
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Coleman County Court; T. J. White, Judge. Action by F. E. Wester against the Home Benefit Association No. 3 of Coleman County, Tex., and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Findings of Fact.
JENKINS, J.
The appellant herein is a voluntary unincorporated association, having 1,000 members, the purpose of which is to *1023secure the payment to the beneficiaries of its members a sum not to exceed $1,000 upon the death of such members in good standing. Its constitution and by-laws provide that upon the death of a member each of the members of said association shall be assessed the sum of $1, which is to be paid into the mortuary fund and held by the treasurer, to be paid to the beneficiary of the member who dies next after such assessment. The expenses are provided for by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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