Morey v. Monk
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Selma. Tried before the Hon. J. W. Mabry, This is an action'by' the appellants, A. J. and Robert H. Morey and Mrs. Helen M. Niles, to recover from the appellee, W. S. Monk, two thousand dollars, being the proceeds of a benefit certificate in the Knights of Honor on the life of plaintiff’s intestate, Major R. R. Morey. Major Morey in his life time ivas a member of the Knights of Honor, a benefit society incorporated under llie laws of Missouri.
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Appeal from the City Court of Selma. Tried before the Hon. J. W. Mabry, This is an action'by' the appellants, A. J. and Robert H. Morey and Mrs. Helen M. Niles, to recover from the appellee, W. S. Monk, two thousand dollars, being the proceeds of a benefit certificate in the Knights of Honor on the life of plaintiff’s intestate, Major R. R. Morey. Major Morey in his life time ivas a member of the Knights of Honor, a benefit society incorporated under llie laws of Missouri. His original benefit certificate was payable to. his wife, Mrs. Almira Morey. She died in 1886. From her death in 1886…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This case was tried by the judge of the city court of Selma without a jury, and judgment ivas rendered for defendant, • and the appeal is taken from said judgment.
• Section 14 of the Acts of 1875-76, p. 390, establishing the city court of Selma is as follows, to-wit: “Be it further enacted, That in the trial of any cause at law without a jury, in addition to the questions which may be X>resented to the Supreme Court for review, under the existing laws and rules of court, either party may, by a bill of exceptions, also present for review the conclusion and judgment of the court upon the…
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