KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS v. SMYTH

No. 107.

245 U.S. 594 (1918)

SUPREME LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS v. SMYTH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 28, 1918.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John J. McCall, with whom Mr. James E. Watson, Mr. Ward H. Watson and Mr. Sol. H. Esarey were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Harry V. Borst, with whom Mr. W.W. Millard was on the briefs, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

We shall designate the parties as they were in the trial court, the appellant as defendant and the appellee as plaintiff.

This is a suit to enjoin an increase of assessment upon a certificate, — we shall call it a policy — of insurance on the life of the plaintiff, issued by the defendant. The asserted claim, approved by the lower courts, is that the defendant is estopped to demand such increased...

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