Edmiston v. Homesteaders
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Montgomery district court; Thomas J. Flannelly, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
In the district court the plaintiff recovered judgment in an action upon a certificate of insurance. The'defendant appeals.
The defendant is a fraternal insurance association with its supreme office at Des Moines, Iowa. Its local lodges are called “homesteads.” Jennie Edmiston became a member of the Coffeyville homestead in June, 1907, and the defendant issued to her at that time a certificate of insurance for $1000, payable at her death to her brother, Thomas Edmiston, who was named as beneficiary. Jennie Edmiston died on November 5, 1912,…
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