Grand Lodge K. P. of Oklahoma v. Moore
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from County Court, Pittsburg County; -S. P. Brown, Judge. Action by Mitchell Moore, Jr., by his next friend, W. C. Moore, against the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Oklahoma. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
GALBRAITH, C.
This was an action to recover the amount of a benefit certificate, issued by the Endowment Bureau of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of the state of Oklahoma, to Mitchell M. Moore, a member of Damon Lodge, No. 13, located at Hartshorne. It was alleged that the member died on August 15, 1913, when this certificate was in full .force and effect. The lodge denied liability for the reason that they had paid the amount of the cer< tifieate to Ruth Moore, the beneficiary named therein. There was a trial to the court and a jury and a verdict returned for the plaintiff. To…
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