Ericson v. Supreme Ruling, Fraternal Mystic Circle
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in an appeal from Travis County. Ericson sued Supreme Ruling F. M. C. and had judgment. Defendants appealed and judgment was reversed and rendered in their favor. Appellee then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown
In the year 1884 a corporation was created under the laws of the State of Ohio by the name of the Fraternal Mystic Circle, empowered to organize subordinate lodges "Which should receive members and issue contracts or policies by which the corporation agreed to pay a stated sum at the death of the member to a named beneficiary, the members to be assessed given sums according to age, payable at stated times, in order to accumulate a fund to pay losses.
In the year 1893 that corporation established a lodge in Austin, Texas, and Erieson became a member, receiving a contract by which the order…
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