Independent Order of Puritans v. Parker
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Upshur County ; J. R. Warren, Judge. Action by W. R. Parker against the Independent Order of Puritans. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from District Court, Upshur County ; J. R. Warren, Judge. Action by W. R. Parker against the Independent Order of Puritans. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Our United Brotherhood, a fraternal beneficiary society, chartered under the laws of Texas, issued to Sallie E. Parker on July 25, 1912, a certificate of life insurance which reads as follows:. “That Sallie E. Parker, a member of Latch Lodge No. 158 of Our United Brotherhood, located at Latch in Upshur county, Texas, while in good standing as a member of this society is entitled to participate in its beneficiary fund…
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
(after stating the facts as above). [1, 2] The policy in suit, issued by Our United Brotherhood in June, 1912, provided that the beneficiary named therein would be paid upon the death of the insured “the sum of one thousand dollars” out of the beneficiary fund of the society, if the insured had complied with all the laws duly enacted at the time of or subsequent to -the issuance of the policy. In October, 1914, the appellant assumed in writing “the contract liabilities” of the first society on this policy in suit. The rate or monthly assessment that the insured was to pay was fixed and stated…
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