Jumper v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of World
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern-District of Mississippi. This was an action brought in the state court of Mississippi by M. F. Jumper, the plaintiff in error, against the Sovereign Gamp Woodmen of the World, the defendant in error, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been received by him, as shown in his declaration, which is as follows: “Gomes M. F. Jumper,' plaintiff; by attorney, and complains of the SovereignGamp Woodmen of…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern-District of Mississippi. This was an action brought in the state court of Mississippi by M. F. Jumper, the plaintiff in error, against the Sovereign Gamp Woodmen of the World, the defendant in error, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been received by him, as shown in his declaration, which is as follows: “Gomes M. F. Jumper,' plaintiff; by attorney, and complains of the SovereignGamp Woodmen of the World, a foreign corporation doing business and having branches and agents in the state of Mississippi, and in the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCORMICK, Circuit Judge
The judge of the Circuit Court appears to have made no announcement of the ground on which he sustained the motion of the defendant for peremptory instructions. The motion appears to have been oral, or, if made in writing, is not brought up in the record. In the brief submitted by the counsel for the plaintiff in error it is said that:
“Obviously the court’s direction of the verdict must have been based on the idea that the sovereign camp, the real corporation, was not responsible for the action of the individual members in the initiation, because the method pursued by them was not the method…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wright v. J. & S. WilcoxNew York Supreme Court · 1838
- Knights of Pythias v. WithersSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Richberger v. American Express Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
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- Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World v. JacksonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Equitable Trust Co. v. Washington-Idaho Water, Light & Power Co.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1924
- Grand Temple & Tabernacle of Knights & Daughters of Tabor of the International Order of Twelve v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Kaminski v. Great Camp Knights of Modern MaccabeesMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
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