Scott v. Bankers' Union of the World
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee district court; Z. T. Hazen, judge. STATEMENT. IN 1901 the Bankers’ Union of the World was a fraternal beneficiary association, organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska. Its principal officers were E. C. Spinney, president, and C. M. Chittenden, secretary.
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Error from Shawnee district court; Z. T. Hazen, judge. STATEMENT. IN 1901 the Bankers’ Union of the World was a fraternal beneficiary association, organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska. Its principal officers were E. C. Spinney, president, and C. M. Chittenden, secretary. At that time the National Aid Association was also a fraternal beneficiary association located in Topeka, Kan.; and its principal officers were L. R. Lewis, president, S. D. Cooley, secretary, and M. Ware, medical director. The National Aid Association was very much reduced financially, having about $100 in its…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
GRAVES, J.:
This action was commenced to recover upon the eight promissory notes obtained by the plaintiff from M. Ware, each being for the sum of $333.33. The notes were given in consideration of services performed in an effort to effect a consolidation of the Bankers’ Union of the World and the National Aid Association. One of the defendants, the Bankers’ Union of the World, objects to the payment of the notes (1) because the purpose for which the notes were given was beyond the power of the association, which makes them void in toto; and (2) because…
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