Day v. Supreme Forest, Woodmen Circle
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1) The provision of the constitution and laws of appellant, and printed in the beneficiary certificate in issue, that a member failing to pay his assessments and dues on or before the last day of the month in which they are payable, should thereby become suspended, was self-executing, and required no affirmative action on the part of appellant. Boyce v. Royal Circle, 99 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1) The provision of the constitution and laws of appellant, and printed in the beneficiary certificate in issue, that a member failing to pay his assessments and dues on or before the last day of the month in which they are payable, should thereby become suspended, was self-executing, and required no affirmative action on the part of appellant. Boyce v. Royal Circle, 99 Mo. App. 349; Same case, 104 Mo. App. 530; Lavin v. A. O. U. W., 104 Mo. App. 1; Harvey v. A. O. U. W., 50 Mo. App. 477; Borgraefe v. Knights of…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
Plaintiffs, sons of Martha C. Kirkland and as such named as beneficiaries in a certificate issued to Mrs. Kirkland, bring this action to recover $500, the amount contracted to be paid in case of the death of the member while in good standing as'a member of the fraternity, if the death occurred within two years after the issuance of the certificate, the member having died within two years, and for the additional sum of $100 for a monument.
The answer, setting out the constitution, laws, etc., of the order,.avers that Martha C. Kirkland was suspended for nonpayment of the assessment and dues for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McMahon v. Supreme Tent Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Borgraefe v. Supreme Lodge, Knights & Ladies of HonorMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
- Smith v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the WorldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Lavin v. Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United WorkmenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1904
- Burke v. Grand Lodge A. O. U. W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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- Zeiger v. Farmers' & Laborers' Cooperative InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- Daffron v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
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