Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters v. Callahan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill of interpleader against Catherine Callahan and Hannah Keefe, to determine to whom a sum due upon the death of a member of a beneficiary association should be paid. Hearing before Devens, J., who reported the case for the consideration of the full court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDevens, J.
The Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters is a beneficiary association, originally formed on July 30,1879, under the St. of 1874, c. 375, as amended by the St. of 1877, e. 204 (Pub. Sts. c. 115). The directing and governing body of the organization or order consisted of what was termed a high court, which was composed of representatives from the subordinate courts to which the members of the order individually belonged. It is through the high court acting by means of requisitions on the subordinate courts that the sums payable on the decease of the members, respectively known as death…
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