Grant v. Faires
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 311, Jan. T., 1915, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 1732, for plaintiff, on case stated in case of Pattie Faires Grant v. James D. Faires, Executor of the Estate of William J. Faires, deceased; Elizabeth M. Faires, Guardian of John W. Faires, a minor; James D. Faires, William K. Haupt and the United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company of Pennsylvania, individually and as Executors of the Estate of Benjamin…
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Appeal, No. 311, Jan. T., 1915, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 1732, for plaintiff, on case stated in case of Pattie Faires Grant v. James D. Faires, Executor of the Estate of William J. Faires, deceased; Elizabeth M. Faires, Guardian of John W. Faires, a minor; James D. Faires, William K. Haupt and the United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company of Pennsylvania, individually and as Executors of the Estate of Benjamin McKinley Faires. Case stated to determine title to a fund accruing upon a death benefit certificate. Before Staake, J.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Walling,
This is an amicable action on agreed facts to determine the ownership of the proceeds of a beneficiary certificate in a fraternal society.
Benjamin M. Faires, late of Philadelphia, died February 2, 1914, testate, unmarried and without issue, and left surviving, as his next of kin and heirs at law, a brother William J. Faires, now deceased, and a nephew, John W. Faires, the son of a deceased brother.
Said Benjamin M. Faires at and before his death was a member of Appolo Senate No. 6, of the Order of Sparta; and held a certificate therein in which his brother,…
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