Willson v. Woodmen of the World

Plaintiffs, as beneficiaries of a benefit certificate in the sum of $3,000 issued by defendant on the life of George D. Pease, now deceased, brought this action to recover the benefits provided therein. The cause was tried to the court sitting without a jury on an agreed statement of facts, Honorable R. E. McHugh, judge presiding. The issue between the parties was whether Mr. Pease was in good standing as a member of the association at the time of his death on October 25, 1934. The district court found in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiffs appealed from the judgment. The essential…