Legal Opinion
West v. Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 7, 1896PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
Duval West, administrator of the estate of.Benjamin Cleghorn, deceased, sued appellee, the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, to recover the sum of two thousand dollars, alleged to be due on a certificate of life insurance issued to said Cleghorn.
Hattie St. Clair intervened in the suit, alleging that the certificate was payable to the order of Cleghorn on his application that it be so made, and further stated: “That seven years prior to the time when the said Cleghorn made his application for membership to said Milam Lodge No. 2, the wife of the said…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ballou v. GileWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Sabin v. . PhinneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Story v. Williamsburgh Masonic Mutual Benefit Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Gooch v. Association for Relief of Aged Indigent FemalesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
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- Stevens v. Woodmen of the WorldMontana Supreme Court · 1937
- Green v. Grand United Order of Odd FellowsTexas Supreme Court · 1914
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