Supreme Council of Royal Arcanum v. Behrend
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP' THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
The Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum is incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts as a fraternal benefit society, and it is licensed as a fraternal beneficial association in the District of Columbia. 1 The character and purposes of the organization and the relation to its members are described in Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum v. Green, 237 U. S. 531. Samuel K. Behrend became a member of a local lodge of the order in Washington, known as “Oriental Council, No. 312,. Royal-Arcanum.” • On March 1, 1899, a $3,000 “Benefit Certificate” was issued to him there, payable on his death to…
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