Tuite v. Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. Frcmk G. Johnson, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
This is an action on a death benefit certificate for $1100 issued April 30, 1900, by defendant, a fraternal beneficiary society incorporated in Nebraska, to Michael T. Tuite, a resident of Missouri. Plaintiff, the wife of Tuite, was designated in the certificate as the beneficiary. Tuite was a member of a local lodge of the order in Kansas City and paid all dues until his death which occurred at the Soldiers’ Home in Leavenworth, Kansas, on August 6, 1913.
The answer alleges and the proof shows that when Tuite joined the order and applied for the certificate, and at all times thereafter,…
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