Legal Opinion
Jacobs Ex Rel. Jacobs v. Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 21, 1937No. 43900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStiger, J.
On July 5,1919, The Court of Honor of Springfield, Illinois, a fraternal benefit society, issued to Cora M. Jacobs of Dubuque, Iowa, a benefit certificate insuring her life in the sum of $2,000. The certificate provided that it included the constitution and by-laws of the society as they existed at the time of the issuance of the certificate or as they might be thereafter amended, modified, or changed with the same force and effect as if written into the benefit certificate.
In October, 1924, the Society sold its life insurance business and all its assets and property to the Springfield Life…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Stephenson v. StephensonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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