Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'n v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. The Iowa Traveling Men's Association, plaintiff in error, is an association incorporated under the laws of Iowa, “for the purpose of rendering pecuniary assistance to its members as may be provided by its by-laws and certificates of membership,” and for the purpose of raising funds, by assessments on its members, to be paid to the appointees named in the…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. The Iowa Traveling Men's Association, plaintiff in error, is an association incorporated under the laws of Iowa, “for the purpose of rendering pecuniary assistance to its members as may be provided by its by-laws and certificates of membership,” and for the purpose of raising funds, by assessments on its members, to be paid to the appointees named in the applications for membership. Said association was empowered, by its articles of incorporation, “to establish by-laws and malee…
1Opinion of the CourtShowalter, Circuit Judge
By section 1 of article 6 of the constitution, above quoted, the §2 assessment, not to exceed §5,000, “shall he paid t.o the beneficiary named in the certificate of such deceased member, or to his heirs or legal representatives,” etc. Under the section quoted from the bylaws, the directors are to prescribe the form of the application for membership. The applicant is required to state in such application, among other things, “the full name and address- of the person * * * to whom he desires, in case of decease, * * to have his death loss paid,” and “the relation such person sustains to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Peet v. Great Camp of the Knights of the Maccabees of the WorldMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Burrows v. NiblackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1898