Hart v. Woodmen of the World
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Daniels, J., at October Term, 1920, of New HaNover. Tbis was a civil action to recover on a contract of insurance issued by tbe defendant on tbe life of Lee Roy Hart for tbe benefit of bis mother, plaintiff herein.
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Appeal by defendant from Daniels, J., at October Term, 1920, of New HaNover. Tbis was a civil action to recover on a contract of insurance issued by tbe defendant on tbe life of Lee Roy Hart for tbe benefit of bis mother, plaintiff herein. Tbe defendant’s constitution and by-laws contain tbe following stipulations: (1) “If a member engage in any of tbe (hazardous) occupations mentioned in this section he shall within thirty days notify the clerk of his camp of such change of occupation, and while so engaged in such occupation shall pay on each assessment thirty cents for each one thousand…
1Opinion of the Court
Peb CubiaM.
The following reasons are assigned by his Honor in support of the judgment entered in the Superior Court: “It further appearing to the court that after the plaintiff’s intestate changed his occupation he made to the defendant as many as twelve or more monthly payments of dues and assessments, and that the same was transmitted to the defendant by the clerk of the local camp, as required by the bylaws, and that after the death of the plaintiffs intestate, proofs of death and loss were duly made out and transmitted to the defendant, as required by the said policy of insurance,…
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- Fishblate v. Fidelity Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Bergeron v. Pamlico Insurance & Banking Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
- Robinson v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EngineersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
- Carden v. . Sons and Daughters of LibertySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
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