Sextet Local Mutual Aid Ass'n v. Covington

The plaintiff in error is, as its name implies, a local mutual aid association. On January 10, 1925, the defendant in error, Mrs. Effie Covington, became a member of such association, and on that date the association issued to her a benefit certificate, which, among other things, contains the following provisions:

“Partial Disability. Said Association agrees to pay to the within named member fifty cents (50⅛) for each member in good standing in this association responding to the call, should such member, while in good standing, lose one eye by removal of the eyeball from the body * * * said…