Legal Opinion

Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor v. Dalberg

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 1891PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit -Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin

This case is fairly stated in the opinion of the Appellate Court, by Garnett, judge, as follows:

“Appellant is a benevolent society, chartered by special act ■of the State of Kentucky. It has established a supreme lodge, grand lodge and subordinate lodges. The supreme lodge consists of representatives of the several grand lodges, and the grand lodges, (of which there is one in each State and Territory,) of representatives elected by the subordinate lodges. Each lodge has an officer styled ‘reporter,’ who is really a secretary. The laws of the order provide for issuing a benefit certificate to…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Doggett Ex Rel. Doggett v. United Order of the Golden CrossSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
  2. Grand Lodge of United Brothers of Friendship & Sisters of the Mysterious Ten v. CarrollSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  3. Tourville v. Brotherhood of Locomotive FiremenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
  4. Catholic Order of Foresters v. FitzpatrickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
  5. Dimmer v. Supreme Council Catholic Knights of AmericaOhio Circuit Courts · 1901

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