Marshall v. Locomotive Engineers Mutual Life & Accident Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by II. E. Marshall against the Locomotive Engineers’ Mutual Life & Accident Insurance Association. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Mason, Judge :
This is an action of assumpsit, instituted in the circuit court of Mercer County, for the recovery of benefits claimed by the plaintiff, on three membership certificates in the Locomotive Engineers Mutual Life & Accident Insurance Association, on account of the loss of his right eye. The defendant association is a fraternal, beneficial association, with its membership confined to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. On January 1,1908, the plaintiff was admitted to membership in the association. The certificate of membership, under the constitution and by-laws of the…
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