Sovereign Camp W. O. W. v. Ward
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. • Heard before Hon. A. E. Gamble. Action by Nettie B. Ward against Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World. • Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The defenses were the general issue, the suicide clause, and the by-laws of the order relative thereto. The matter relative to the jurors sufficiently appears.
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. • Heard before Hon. A. E. Gamble. Action by Nettie B. Ward against Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World. • Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The defenses were the general issue, the suicide clause, and the by-laws of the order relative thereto. The matter relative to the jurors sufficiently appears. There was some controversy between attorneys as to the forwarding of notice and proof of death to the office in Omaha, Neb., but it appears that it was forwarded by a local clerk, and it appeared that notice to produce these writings had…
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J.(1) In a suit on a life insurance contract, the complaint must show that the liability accrued within the period covered by the policy.—Eminent Household, etc., v. Gallant, 194 Ala. 680, 69 South. 884; U. S. H. & A. Ins. Co. v. Savage, 185 Ala. 583, 61 South. 817; U. S. H. & A. Ins. Co. v. Veitch, 161 Ala. 630, 50 South. 95.(2) The complaint was not subject to the demurrers directed against it. The complaint alleges: “Nettie B. Ward, Plaintiff, v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World.
*330“The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum.of two thousand and 00/100 dollars, due on a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Dothard v. DensonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Calhoun v. Hannan & MichaelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Russell v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Clinton Mining Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Sovereign Camp, W. O .W. v. HoomesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
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