Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor v. Oeters
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, rendered May 30, 1896, in an action of assumpsit, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRiely, J.
This was an action by Diedrick Oeters against the Supreme Dodge Knights of Honor, a corporation created under the laws of the State of Missouri, to recover the sum of $2,000, the amount of a certificate issued by it on February 10, 1881, to Martin Oeters and payable at his death to his brother, Diedrick Oeters, “upon condition that Martin Oeters comply with the laws, rules, and regulations now governing this order, and that may hereafter be enacted for its government, and is in good standing at the time of his death.”
There was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and a motion by the defendant…
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