Franta v. Bohemian Roman Catholic Central Union
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) That the constitution and laws of organizations such as defendant, are binding on its members, is not an open question in this State. Coleman v. Knights of Honor, 18 Mo. App. 194; Smith v. Knights Eather Mathew, 36 Mo. App. 184; Grand Lodge, etc., v. Sater, 44 Mo. App. 452; Marshall v. Supreme Lodge, 59 Mo. App. 87; State ex rel. v. Grand Lodge, 70 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. (1) That the constitution and laws of organizations such as defendant, are binding on its members, is not an open question in this State. Coleman v. Knights of Honor, 18 Mo. App. 194; Smith v. Knights Eather Mathew, 36 Mo. App. 184; Grand Lodge, etc., v. Sater, 44 Mo. App. 452; Marshall v. Supreme Lodge, 59 Mo. App. 87; State ex rel. v. Grand Lodge, 70 Mo. App. 466; Ellerbe v. Eaust, 119 Mo. 653. (2) (a) These laws are not unreasonable. The constitution of the society provided that none but Catholics could belong to it. It…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
— Plaintiffs are the minor children of Peter Eranta, deceásed, who in his lifetime had been a member of the defendant corporation, which is a fraternal-beneficiary society, incorporated under the laws of this State, and the suit is to recover on a benefit certificate or quasi life insurance policy for $1,000 issued by the society to plaintiffs’ father.
The answer of the defendant pleads that it is an association of persons who are members of the Roman Catholic church, that by its constitution no person can be a member who is not' a Roman Catholic and who does not perform his duties as required…
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