Ellis v. Fraternal Aid Union
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Douglas district court; Charles A. Smart, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by.
Johnston, C. J.:
This is an action by Sallie B. Ellis to recover on a beneficiary certificate issued by the Fraternal Aid Union on the life of her son, Ralph Ellis, who entered' the military service and died in France on August 13, 1918, of wounds received in battle. She recovered a judgment, from which defendant appeals.
Errors are assigned on rulings of the court relating to the interpretation of a resolution and rule of the defendant suspending a section of its constitution which prohibited the insurance of those engaged in military service and…
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