Wry v. Modern Woodmen of America

Parsons, J.'

The plaintiff herein, appellant, is the widow of Charles Edward Wry, who became a member of the defendant Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal beneficial society, and this society issued to decedent a certificate of insurance for three thousand dollars on December 7, 1906, in which the plaintiff was beneficiary. This amount was, by the terms of the certificate, payable to plaintiff on the death of the insured. The death of Mr. Wry took place the 19th day of July, 1934, so he was a member of the defendant society for twenty-seven years and eight months. The defendant in the…