Modern Order of Praetorians v. Taylor

BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.

This was a suit by appellee, Thomas J. Taylor, to recover from Modern Order of Praetorians, a fraternal benefit corporation, on a benefit certificate in said order. A trial with the aid of a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $250, interest and costs. Defendant’s motion for new trial having been overruled, it perfected an appeal to this court.

The plaintiff’s petition contained the following allegations: “That on the 20th of October, 1904, defendant issued to plaintiff a certificate of membership in said order as a member of Clio…