Western Commercial Travelers Ass'n v. Tennent
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Oity Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) The constitution of the Western Commercial Travelers’ Association does not provide for “blood relatives” as a class of beneficiaries, and therefore Mrs. Louisa H. Tennent was not a qualified beneficiary merely because she was the mother of deceased, because: (a) The association is not a “fraternal beneficiary association” as defined by the Missouri Statutes. Westerman v. Sup.
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Appeal from St. Louis Oity Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) The constitution of the Western Commercial Travelers’ Association does not provide for “blood relatives” as a class of beneficiaries, and therefore Mrs. Louisa H. Tennent was not a qualified beneficiary merely because she was the mother of deceased, because: (a) The association is not a “fraternal beneficiary association” as defined by the Missouri Statutes. Westerman v. Sup. Lodge K. of P., 196 Mo. 670; Tice v. Supreme Lodge, 100 S. W. 519; City of Brookfield v. Kitchen, 163 Mo. 546. (b) Even if the association…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
The Western Commercial Travelers’ Association is an insurance corporation. Section 1, article 2, of its charter is as follows:
“The objects of this association are: (1) to obtain as its active and honorary members a large number of white male persons, (a) of good moral character, (b) of good health, (c) who are not under twenty-one nor over forty-five years of age, (d) who are traveling salesmen, (e) salesmen (or clerks in wholesale or manufacturing houses) or (f) buyers or salesmen for proprietors, copartners or corporations engaged in a legitimate mercantile manufacturing or commercial…
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