Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Catholic Knights
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1899PublishedCited by 6 opinions
PROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County. Lee Thornton, Ch.
1Opinion of the Court
McFarland, Sp. J.
This was a bill filed by Mary McCarthy, individually and as administratrix of Ellen Rogers, against Catholic Knights and Ladies of America and Bridget Conner to recover of said association, a fraternal insurance order, the sum of $2,000 upon a benefit certificate issued by the order in 1891 upon the life of Ellen Rogers, payable upon death of assured to her two nieces, the complainant, Mary McCarthy, and defendant, Bridget Conner. The latter had at first refused to join in the bill, and was made defendant, but subsequently joined in the prosecution of the claim and suit.
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