Leftwich v. Wells
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Lynchburg, rendered March 7, 1902, in a proceeding by motion for a judgment, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was admitted as defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The ownership of the proceeds of a $500.00 benefit certificate issued by “The Grand 'Fountain United Order of True Be-formers,” a corporation chartered by the Circuit Court of the city of Bichmond, to Annie C. Leftwich, constitutes the subject of this litigation. The rival claimants of the certificate are plaintiff in error, Samuel Leftwich, the husband, and Ora A. Wells, the daughter of Annie O. Leftwich. The purposes for which the Society was formed are- declared in the charter to be, “to provide a place of burial for deceased members, and to defray the expenses of their funerals; to assist…
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