Sisson v. Supreme Court of Honor
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Pike Circuit Court. — How. David II. Eby, Judge. (1) Plaintiff’s application for membership is a part of the insurance contract in this cause. State ex rel. v. Temple Benevolence Ass’n, 42 Mo. App. 485. (2) The application, the certificate and the constitution all make up the contract in this case. Richardson v. Supreme Lodge of Order of Mutual Protection, St. Louis Court of Appeals, Jan. 20, 1903; Morton v. Royal Tribe of Joseph, 93 Mo.
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Appeal from Pike Circuit Court. — How. David II. Eby, Judge. (1) Plaintiff’s application for membership is a part of the insurance contract in this cause. State ex rel. v. Temple Benevolence Ass’n, 42 Mo. App. 485. (2) The application, the certificate and the constitution all make up the contract in this case. Richardson v. Supreme Lodge of Order of Mutual Protection, St. Louis Court of Appeals, Jan. 20, 1903; Morton v. Royal Tribe of Joseph, 93 Mo. App. 78; Grand Lodge v. Elsner, 26 Mo. App. 108; Stater v. Grand Lodge, 76 Mo. App. 387; Grand Lodge v. Stater, 44 Mo. App. 445. (3) The right to…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
The defendant is a mutual benefit association organized under the laws of Illinois and is doing an insurance business on the .assessment plan. On June 2, 1897, plaintiff became a member of the defendant association and received a certificate of membership therein, which contains a contract whereby the defendant insured the life of plaintiff in favor of his wife in the sum of two thousand dollars. The certificate of insurance also provides that if plaintiff should become disabled the association will pay him such an *58amount as should he provided by its constitution and by-laws. At the time the…
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