Whigham v. Independent Foresters
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. This is an action by Marie Stewart Whigham against the Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters, which is a fraternal and beneficial society organized and incorporated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada, and having its head office in the City of Toronto.
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From Multnomah: Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. This is an action by Marie Stewart Whigham against the Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters, which is a fraternal and beneficial society organized and incorporated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada, and having its head office in the City of Toronto. It may and does establish subordinate courts or lodges elsewhere ; such local courts being the means by which the society secures its members, and collects the dues, fines, and assessments upon which it relies to pay death claims and expenses. One of its principal purposes is to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
1. The plaintiff admits in her pleadings that the answers of Whigham on his medical examination were false, but she alleges that the officers and members of the local court had full notice and knowledge thereof, notwithstanding which they admitted him, and continued to recognize him as a member of the order in good standing, and collected assessments and dues from him, and therefore the defendant ought not to be permitted to assert the false warranty as a defense to the action. The subordinate court or lodge of a fraternal society, or an officer thereof, whose duty it is to perform some…
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