Legal Opinion

Price v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1887No. 5303PublishedCited by 49 opinions

Appeal from Limestone. Tried below before the Hon. L. D Bradley.

1Opinion of the Court

Willie, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by H. K. Price to recover the amount alleged to be due him on a benefit certificate issued by the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Honor *365to Thomas C. Harper, who had died a member of the order. The other defendants were sued with the lodge because they were the beneficiaries named in the certificate, and set up a claim to the amount due on it in opposition to the plaintiff. The lodge made no defense to the action other than to ask the court to determine to whom the benefit money should be paid, and offering to pay it to the parties found by the.court…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Insurance v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
  2. Cammack v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Franklin Life Insurance v. HazzardIndiana Supreme Court · 1872
  4. Stevens v. WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
  5. Clark v. DurandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. McCain v. YostTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Cheeves v. Anders, AdministratorTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Equitable Life Insurance v. HazlewoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  4. Drane, Ind. Extr. v. Jefferson Std. Life Ins. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Schonfield v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889

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