National Masonic Acc. Ass'n of Des Moines v. Shryock
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. The National Masonic Accident Association of Des Moines, Iowa, a corporation, brings this writ of error to reverse a judgment rendered against it, and in favor of Celia V. Shryock, the defendant in error, on a certificate of membership of her husband, William B. Shryock, in that association.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. The National Masonic Accident Association of Des Moines, Iowa, a corporation, brings this writ of error to reverse a judgment rendered against it, and in favor of Celia V. Shryock, the defendant in error, on a certificate of membership of her husband, William B. Shryock, in that association. In her complaint the defendant in error alleged that on the 14th day of November, 1890, this accident association issued to William B. Sliryoek its certificate of membership, by which it agreed to pay to her such a sum, not…
1Opinion of the CourtSanborn, Circuit Judge
The certificate oí nx mbership in this accident association, on which this action is based, com.-lined the covenant oí this corporation 1o pay to the defendant in error the indemnity it promised in case the death of William B. Shryock resulted, within i#0 days from the date of any accident', solely because of bodily injuries effected by external, violent, and accidental means, and independently of all other causes; and it also contained an express agreement that, the insurance promised thereby should not cover any death which resulted wholly or in part, directly or indirectly, from disease or…
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