Hysinger v. Supreme Lodge, Knights & Ladies of Honor
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Si. Louis Oily Circuit Court— Hon. Daniel D. Pisi-ier, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtBiggs, J.
The defendant corporation is a benevolent or charitable institution. It was first incorporated by a special act of the legislature of the state of Kentucky, passed and approved on the first day of April, 1878. The purposes of the corporation are thus stated in the original charter: “To give all possible moral and material aid in its power to its members and those depending on its members, * * * and to promote benevolence and charity by establishing a relief fund from which, on satisfactory evidence of the death of a member of the corporation, who has complied with its lawful requirements, a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bank of Augusta v. EarleSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Masonic Mutual Benefit Society v. BurkhartIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Morrison v. Wisconsin Odd Fellows' Mutual Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Highland v. HighlandIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Duvall v. GoodsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Dessauer v. Supreme Tent, Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
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- Belknap v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Chadwick v. Order of the Triple AllianceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1894
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