Norton v. Catholic Order of Foresters
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Glinton District Court.— Hon. James W. Bollinger, Judge. Suit on a benefit certificate of insurance issued by the defendant on the life of John F. Norton. There was a trial to the court and a finding and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The certificate sued on was issued in 1901 and named the plaintiffs as beneficiaries. At the time *466lie became a member of the order, John F. Norton was a railroad brakeman, which occupation, together with that of yard switching and the switching incident to the work of a brakeman, were permitted by the laws of the defendant, but were classed as hazardous risks. The certificate expressly provided that it was issued “ upon condition that said member complies in the future with the laws, rules and regulations now governing the said order, or that may hereafter be enacted by the said high court.”…
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