Norman v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court. — lion. B. G. Thurman, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
This suit is on a beneficiary certificate issued by defendant, a fraternal beneficiary association, to Neil Ri Norman, who died at Nevada, August 22, 1910. Plaintiff was the mother of the assured and the beneficiary designated in his application. A trial of the issues resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff and the cause is here on the appeal of defendant. We shall dispose of questions of pleading and practice raised by defendants before reciting the facts of the case.
Defendant demurred to the petition on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action. The court sustained the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rhodus v. Kansas City Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Peterson v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Wyler v. RaticanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- McIntyre v. Federal Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Keeton v. St. Louis & Meramec River Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
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- Porter v. Loyal Americans of the RepublicMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
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