Gaut v. American Legion of Honor
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM KNOX. Appeal from Chancery Court of Knox County. Jos. W. Sneed, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
The question presented for our decision upon the record is in respect of the right of a benefit association to reduce the amount of the insurance certificate issued to one of its members after the contract is executed. The defendant association having undertaken to enforce such a claim of right, complainant filed this bill to annul the by-law adopted by the association reducing the amount of his benefit certificate, and to have his status as a member of such association determined.
The controversy grows out of the following facts as found by the Court of Chancery Appeals: The defendant is a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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