Elliott v. Grand Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

Plaintiff, on December 12, 1928, made application to the defendant through its local organization in Jefferson City, Missouri, for a benefit certificate, Class G, for $5000. In April, 1929, the defendant accepted the application at its Home Office in Cleveland, Ohio, and forwarded a certificate to its local organization in Jefferson City, Missouri. The certificate was accepted and became a completed contract in Missouri in May, 1929. The certificate stated that plaintiff was a member of Jefferson City Lodge, No. 637, of the Brotherhood and that he was entitled to all of the rights, privileges…