North American Union v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Third Division; G. W. Hendricks, Judge; 1. No proper service was had upon appellant, and the court had no jurisdiction, as it was a fraternal beneficiary society of Illinois with its office in Chicago, and it never applied for a license and was never authorized to do business in Arkansas. Acts 1917, § 17, art. 462; 59 Ark. 593, 606-7; 218 U. S. 573; 197 N. Y. 279; 139 Am.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Third Division; G. W. Hendricks, Judge; 1. No proper service was had upon appellant, and the court had no jurisdiction, as it was a fraternal beneficiary society of Illinois with its office in Chicago, and it never applied for a license and was never authorized to do business in Arkansas. Acts 1917, § 17, art. 462; 59 Ark. 593, 606-7; 218 U. S. 573; 197 N. Y. 279; 139 Am. St. Eep. 879; 251 Fed. 171; 204 U. S. 8, 21-2. The attempted service upon the State Insurance Commissioner of Arkansas was invalid. 2. The merger between appellant and the Knights & Ladies…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor was a fraternal insurance corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana and licensed to do business in Arkansas. On the 26th of April, 1916, it issued to Richard T. Johnson its certificate or policy of insurance for $2,000 in which Bonnie B. Johnson, the appellee, was named as the beneficiary.
On the 24th of August, 1916, the Knights and Ladies of Honor attempted to merge with the North American Union, the appellant. The appellant is a fraternal insurance society of the State of Illinois. It has never been licensed to do business in this State.…
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- Upshaw v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1980