Legal Opinion
McKinney v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1931No. 22738PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The certificate upon which the action was instituted was in full force and effect upon the date' of the death of the assured, unless the manner of his death exempted the order from liability. We are hence required to consider the character of the insurance contract.
The pertinent language of the application signed by McKinney on November 14, 1901, and received at the office of the supreme council December 17, 1901, reads as follows:
“I hereby agree with the said order that I have read and will comply' with the requirements of its articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, which, with…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Woodmen of the World v. AlfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Roblin v. Supreme Tent of the Knights of the MaccabeesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Sieverts v. National Benevolent Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Sweet v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fredrick v. Mutual Building & Investment Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1934
- Italian Society of Mutual Beneficence v. VacarellaAlabama Court of Appeals · 1936
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- Van De Water v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1934