Legal Opinion

Mattson v. Samaritans

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 5, 1904No. Nos. 13,746 — (201)PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Brill, J., denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Action to recover upon a benefit certificate issued to plaintiff’s intestate by the Modern Samaritans, in which, on trial below, the court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

The facts are as follows: Defendant is a fraternal beneficiary society organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of insuring the lives of its members, and other purposes stated in its articles of association. Rules were adopted for the purpose of regulating the membership of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hanf v. Northwestern Masonic Aid Ass'nWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Otte v. Hartford Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Johnson v. National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. Howard v. Aid Ass'n for LutheransSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  3. O'Connor v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  4. Rupert v. Supreme Court United Order of ForestersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
  5. Orient Ins. Co. v. Van Zant-Bruce Drug Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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