Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen v. Taylor

Action by the guardian of the minor children of William H. McDonald, deceased, beneficiaries under a policy of insurance issued upon his life by the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. The special affirmative defense of the answer is that an assessment by the company upon the insured for the month of February, 1904, was not paid on or before the last day of that month, which the by-laws of the order required, and by reason of such nonpayment, he became, under its rules and regulations, suspended from the order, and all his rights under the policy were forfeited and lost, and…