Legal Opinion
Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Young
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1914No. 3986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa; Smith McPherson, Judge. Action by May Baker Young against the order of United Commercial Travelers of America. There was a-judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
CARLAND, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by May Baker Young, as plaintiff, against the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, as defendant, to recover as beneficiary the sum claimed to be due her upon the death of her husband, Dew H. Young, a member of the order. Section 5 of article 6 of the constitution and by-laws of the defendant provides:
“If any member of the order (other than a social member) who has paid, when due, all fees, fines, costs, dues and assessments charged or levied against him, shall sustain, during the continuance of his membership, and while in good…
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