Lovelace v. Travelers' Protective Ass'n
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. Action upon a benefit certificate issued by tbe defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed. The contract sued upon is contained in tbe certificate, and certain parts of tbe constitution of tbe defendant, as follows: THE CEETIFICATE. “The Travelers’ Protective Association of America. This is to certify tbat Chas.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. Action upon a benefit certificate issued by tbe defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed. The contract sued upon is contained in tbe certificate, and certain parts of tbe constitution of tbe defendant, as follows: THE CEETIFICATE. “The Travelers’ Protective Association of America. This is to certify tbat Chas. Harris Lovelace, of Jackson, Miss., is an accepted member of the Mississippi Division of tbe Travelers’ Association of America. That be is subject to all its requirements and entitled to all its…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
— This is an action upon a benefit certificate, in the nature of an insurance policy, issued to Charles H. Lovelace by the Travelers’ Protective Association of America, the defendant, a benevolent association, incorporated under the laws of Missouri.
The pleadings need not be recited. No point is raised touching the formal presentation of the case.
Counsel for both parties, with commendable frankness and brevity, have put the material facts into compact form to facilitate the solution of the controversy.
It was submitted to the trial judge, without a jury, upon an agreed statement and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Richards v. Travelers Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1891
- Hutchcraft's Ex'r v. Travelers' InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- McGlinchey v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
- Supreme Council of Order of Chosen Friends v. GarrigusIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Caldwell v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- Hutcherson v. Sovereign CampTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- White v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1969
- Carnes v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Higgins v. Midland Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1917
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