Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. Page

This suit was brought in the circuit court of Saline county by appellee against appellant to recover $500 as a designated beneficiary out of a death benefit fund maintained by appellant to pay a designated beneficiary of one of its members who should die in g’ood standing unless the death of said member occurred by suicide- or the use of alcohol.

The answer filed by appellant admitted that R. L. Page, the husband of appellee, was a member of its organization in good standing from the year 1919 to the day of bis death, May 12, 1936, and that .appellee was bis designated beneficiary; but denied…