Toomey v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of the World
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court. — Hon. Pembroke R. Flitcraet, Judge. There are three questions raised by the record in this case: First. Can the defendant, being a corporation of the District of Columbia, take advantage of the provisions of the laws of Missouri, exempting certain associations from the operations of the insurance laws of this state, unless the association has complied with article 10, chapter 42, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Second.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court. — Hon. Pembroke R. Flitcraet, Judge. There are three questions raised by the record in this case: First. Can the defendant, being a corporation of the District of Columbia, take advantage of the provisions of the laws of Missouri, exempting certain associations from the operations of the insurance laws of this state, unless the association has complied with article 10, chapter 42, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Second. Whether or not the defendant is a fraternal beneficial society, and whether or not the branch of the business conducted by the…
1Opinion of the CourtBond, J.
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*514— The agreed facts show that the defendant was incorporated as a beneficiary association under the laws of the District of Columbia in 1870, and, after some intervening amendments of its charter, was again incorporated in 1894, by special act of congress, *515with all the rights, powers and privileges of a fraternal and benevolent corporation within the District of Columbia ; that among other features, it has 1 an insurance branch known as the “Endowment Rank,” whose purpose is to provide indemnity for the beneficiaries of deceased members, which is paid by…
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- Supreme Lodge K. of P. v. LaMaltaTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Blodgett v. SchafferSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
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