Legal Opinion
Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 1947No. 32PublishedCited by 205 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burton
This is an action in a circuit court of the State of South Dakota, brought by an Ohio citizen against a fraternal benefit society incorporated in Ohio, to recover benefits claimed to have arisen under the constitution of that society as a result of the death of an insured member who had been a citizen of South Dakota throughout his membership. The case presents the question whether the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution of the United States1 required the court of the forum, South Dakota, to give effect to a provision of the constitution of the society prohibiting the bringing of…
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3Cited by205 opinions
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- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- John L. Taylor v. Western And Southern Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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