Thomas v. Cochran
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Four appeals from a pro forma decree of the Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City, upon a special case stated under General Equity Rule No. 47.
1Opinion of the CourtSchmucker, J.
John Q. A. Herring, late of Baltimore City, when he died, in February, 1897, was a member of the Express-men’s Mutual Benefit Association in which he held two certificates in the nature of life insurance policies securing the payment of $3,000 in all, at his death. The association was a purely mutual one, having no capital stock, and the only form of benefit which it provided was the payment of a specified sum of money at the death of the member, or the payment of a smaller sum in the event of his becoming totally disabled.
In consideration of this benefit the member paid to the association a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maryland Mutual Benevolent Society of the Improved Order of Red Men v. ClendinenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- Yoe v. Benjamin C. Howard Masonic Mutual Benevolent Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1885
- Goodman v. Jedidjah Lodge, No. 7Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Cowman v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1891
3Cited by8 opinions
- Daly v. DalyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
- Expressman's Mutual Benefit Ass'n v. HurlockCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1900
- Dale v. BrumblyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Littleton v. Wells & McComas Council, No. 14Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1904
- Preston v. Connecticut Mutual Life Ins.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1902
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