Hackett v. Supreme Council American Legion of Honor
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, inserted in a common law writ in the Superior Court dated April 16, 1904, against a fraternal beneficiary corporation, praying that the defendant be ordered to surrender to the plaintiffs as beneficiaries a certificate of insurance on the life of one James P. Hackett, who died on November 26,1900, while a member of the defendant in good standing, and that the defendant be ordered to surrender to the plaintiffs the release upon such certificate or any further…
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Bill in equity, inserted in a common law writ in the Superior Court dated April 16, 1904, against a fraternal beneficiary corporation, praying that the defendant be ordered to surrender to the plaintiffs as beneficiaries a certificate of insurance on the life of one James P. Hackett, who died on November 26,1900, while a member of the defendant in good standing, and that the defendant be ordered to surrender to the plaintiffs the release upon such certificate or any further release, if any should be existing, that the previous surrender of the certificate by the plaintiffs and its…
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
But one question is presented by this bill of exceptions, namely, Did the evidence warrant a finding for the plaintiffs ?
The plaintiffs, as beneficiaries under a death benefit certificate issued by the defendant corporation, on April 16, 1904, brought against it the bill in equity here in question. It appears from the evidence stated in the bill of exceptions that the member under whom the plaintiffs claim died on November 20, 1900, and that on April 4,1901, the beneficiaries accepted $1,900 and surrendered the certificate for cancellation. In the words of the bill of exceptions, “ The…
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