Legal Opinion
Emanuel v. Central Grand Independent Order of Brothers & Sisters of Love & Charity of North & South America, Liberia & Adjacent Islands
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 1931No. 3854PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGREGOR, J.
This is a suit by Emma Emanuel against the “Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity of North and South America, Liberia and Adjacent Islands,’’ a fraternal organization operated under a charter granted under the laws of Louisiana, upon an endowment policy for $300 issued to Mariah Baker, her mother, a member of Mars Hill Tabernacle No. 22, a subordinate lodge of the defendant, naming the plaintiff as beneficiary. The defendant is very similar to all fraternal organizations, consisting of a grand lodge and subordinate or local lodges. One of its departments is known as the Endowment Bureau.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Matter of Brown v. . Order of ForestersNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Daughtry v. Knights of PythiasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Sovereign Camp Woodmen of World v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- District Grand Lodge No. 23, United Order of Odd Fellows v. HillAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Fairfax v. International Order of Twelve, Knights & Daughters of TaborLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Jones v. Grand Lodge of Tabernacles of the General Grand Independent Order of Bros. & Sisters of Love & Charity for North & South America, Liberia, & Adjacent Islands, No. 3129Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
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