Clement v. Clement
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County.— F. H: Heiskell, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkes
This is a suit against the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias upon a bénefit certificate issued upon the life of J. D. Clement in the endowment rank of that order.
The application for the insurance was made about the twenty-first of March, 1891, and on that date a certificate for $3,000 was issued; the beneficiaries named therein being the minor children of the insured member, J. D. Clement. This certificate was surrendered April 21, 1897, at the request of the insured, and a new certificate was issued, with beneficiaries different from those named in the first certificate. On the 13th of March,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Supreme Lodge K. of P. v. LaMaltaTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Gaut v. American Legion of HonorTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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