Agnew v. Ancient Order of United Workmen
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Adams, ■ J. George D. Reynolds, for the respondent. It. must .appear by the evidence, . that the officers , of the defendant were entitled to make an-assessment in January ; that they did make it, in the manner provided by the law of the society; and that Agnew was lawfully notified of the assessment, or the pretended suspension is void. — ■Omlstead v. Farmers’ Mat. Ins. Co., 12 Ins. L. J. 763; Casner v. Farmers’ Mat. Ins.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Adams, ■ J. George D. Reynolds, for the respondent. It. must .appear by the evidence, . that the officers , of the defendant were entitled to make an-assessment in January ; that they did make it, in the manner provided by the law of the society; and that Agnew was lawfully notified of the assessment, or the pretended suspension is void. — ■Omlstead v. Farmers’ Mat. Ins. Co., 12 Ins. L. J. 763; Casner v. Farmers’ Mat. Ins. Co., 12 Ins. L. J. 405; Knights of Honor v. Johnson, 11 Ins. L. J. 251.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P. J.,
delivered the'opinion of the conrt.
The plaintiff is the widow of Samuel H. Agnew, -deceased, who was a member of Lee Lodge No. 61, located at Edina, Missouri, of the defendant Order, a benevolent corporation. She obtained judgment in this case for $2,000, with interest, for the death benefit appurtenant to membership, under the constitution of the Order. The defense was set up, that the obligation to pay the benefit was expressly conditioned upon the proviso that. “ said member shall have complied in all particulars with the laws, regulations, and requirements of the Order;” and…
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