Supreme Council Royal Arcanum v. Bevis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row. J. A. McDonald, Judge. (1) By the express terms of the contract entered into between Alfred Bevis and plaintiff order, appellant is entitled to the fund.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Row. J. A. McDonald, Judge. (1) By the express terms of the contract entered into between Alfred Bevis and plaintiff order, appellant is entitled to the fund. The benefit certificate was issued by a fraternal beneficiary association, and the contract is found in the certificate and the by-laws taken in connection with the charter, which consists of the articles of association and the statutes of the State under which it was organized. Mulroy v. Knights of Honor, 28 Mo. App. 463; Grand Lodge v. Eisner, 26 Mo. App. 109. (2) The contract is unlike…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
In February, 1887, Alfred Bevis, now deceased, became a member of the fraternal order of the Royal Arcanum and took out a certificate of insurance for $3,000, payable to his then wife, Lida V. Bevis, who died January 27,1897, before said Alfred, leaving three daughters, to-wit; Florence Longstreth, Perlie B. Crawford and Lida Y. Roth. Alfred Bevis, after the death of his said wife, designated no other beneficiary of the certificate of insurance. He married again, his second wife being Yivia Clyde Bevis, the appellant. After the death of Alfred Bevis, the proceeds of the benefit certificate…
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