Mattison v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World

FLY, Associate Justice.

Mrs. Mary C. Mattison instituted this suit against Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World, a mutual benefit society, to recover the sum of $1000 alleged to be due by reason of the death of her husband, James P. Mattison, who held a certificate for that amount in the society. The organization or society admitted its liability for the payment of the thousand dollars, but alleged that there was a contest, as to who should receive the money, between Mrs. Mattison and appellants, the brothers of deceased, and it asked leave to pay the money into court and that the court…