Grand Lodge of Alabama, A. F. A. M. v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Dan A. Greene, Judge. Action by Delia Goodwin against the Grand Lodge of Alabama, A. F. A A. M. (Colored), and others, on an insurance benefit certificate. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Dan A. Greene, Judge. Action by Delia Goodwin against the Grand Lodge of Alabama, A. F. A A. M. (Colored), and others, on an insurance benefit certificate. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 449, § 6. As originally brought, the suit was against the Grand Lodge of Alabama, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons (Colored). By amendment the following were added as parties defendant: H. C. Harris, J. T. Gregory, H. C. Binford, W. T. Woods, C. H. Evans, C. W. McDaniel, and C. W. Allen, with the…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
[1] Originally the Grand Lodge of Alabama, A. F. & A. M. (Colored), was named as the sole defendant. When the suit was brought, 1909, the so-called defendant was an unincorporated association and could not be sued as such. Moore v. Burns, 60 Ala. 269. By amendment the names of several individuals were added as defendants, with the allegation that they, and others whose names ivere unknown to plaintiff, acted as the association originally named as defendant, and they appeared in defense. As for any question raised, there is no objection to this practice. If the plaintiff had been an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Rarden Mercantile Co. v. WhitesideSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Henderson v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- Mordecai v. BealSupreme Court of Alabama · 1839
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