Legal Opinion

Hines v. Modern Woodmen of America

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 20, 1913No. 3255PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from District Court, Kingfisher, County; Jas. B. Cullison, Judge. Action by Maggie E. Hines against the Modern Woodmen of America and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

GALBRAITH, C.

This was an action commenced in the district court of Kingfisher county, by Maggie E. Hines, widow of John Hines, deceased, upon a benefit certificate issued by the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal, beneficial association with an insurance feature, incorporated under the laws of the state of Illinois and authorized to do business in the state of Oklahoma. The certificate was issued to John Hines under date of March 1, 1901, and provided for the payment of $1,000 to the beneficiary named therein, or the heirs, or widow, upon the death of John Hines. It was alleged…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McMahon v. Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
  2. Reynolds v. Supreme Council of the Royal ArcanumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  3. Masonic Mutual Benefit Society v. BurkhartIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Pain v. Société St. Jean BaptisteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
  5. Harvey v. Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of United WorkmenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
  2. Minton v. MintonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
  3. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. O'NeilSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
  4. Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Society v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
  5. Grand Lodge K. P. of Oklahoma v. MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

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