Borgraefe v. Supreme Lodge, Knights & Ladies of Honor
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Shepard Barclay, Judge. The members of such societies are conclusively presumed to know their laws. Coleman v. Supreme Lodge, 18 Mo. App. 189 ; Yoe v. Howard Mut. Ben.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Shepard Barclay, Judge. The members of such societies are conclusively presumed to know their laws. Coleman v. Supreme Lodge, 18 Mo. App. 189 ; Yoe v. Howard Mut. Ben. Ass'n, 63 Md. 90; Aid Ass'n v. Leopold, 101 Pa. 111; Supreme Lodge v. Graw, 60 Tex. 569; St. Patrick Society v. McVey, 92 Pa. 610; Dolan v. Court Good Samaritan, 128 Mass. 439. Where the contract, as defined in the laws of the society^ makes the payments of assessments, or the member’s being in “ good standing,” a condition to the right of sharing in the benefit fund, a failure to pay…
1Opinion of the Court · ThompsonThompson, J.
This action is brought by the widow of Fred. Borgraefe, deceased, to recover the sum of $1,000, claimed to be due under the terms of a certificate of membership of her deceased husband, Fred. Borgraefe, in Ada lodge, number 883, of the organization known as the Knights and Ladies of Honor. The answer is: (1) A general denial. (2) An averment that prior to his death, the deceased voluntarily withdrew from Ada lodge, whereby he forfeited his rights under the benefit certificate. (3) That he did not comply with the rules, laws, and requirements of the order, in that he failed to paya…
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