Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. Thornton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action upon insurance certificate. Before Judge Reid. City -court of Atlanta. June 25,1901.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
The plaintiff in error, a mutual fraternal benefit association, issued to J. A. Thornton, on May 31, 1893, a certificate for $3,000, payable at his death, on certain conditions, to his wife as beneficiary. This certificate contained, among others, the following stipulation : “ This certificate is issued and accepted subject to all the conditions on the back hereof, and named in the Sovereign Constitution, fundamental laws, and by-laws of this fraternity, and liable to forfeiture if said Sovereign [member] shall not comply with said conditions, constitution, fundamental laws, and such by-laws…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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