Schmidt v. Northern Life Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scolt District Court. — Hon. James W. Bollinger, Judge. Action on a benefit certificate of insurance in the defendant association. Each party filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff’s motion was sustained, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemek, J.
1 Tho defendant is a mutual benefit society organized under the laws of this state. On tho tenth day of July, 1891, it issued a certificate of insurance on the life of Olaus Behrens, payable to Christina Maria Behrens, her heirs or legal representatives, under which the beneficiary was entitled to share in the funds of the association to the amount of $2,000. After the, issuance of the certificate tho beneficiary caused the death of the insured (her husband), by administering to him a lethal dose of poison. See Slate v. Behrens, 109 Iowa, 58. Notice and seasonable proofs of tho death of the…
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