Woodmen of the World v. Maynor
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Blount County; O. A. Steele, Judge. Action by William E. Maynor against the Woodmen of the World for amount due him as beneficiary from a benefit life certificate. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Pleas 2 and 3 sufficiently appear from the opinion.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Blount County; O. A. Steele, Judge. Action by William E. Maynor against the Woodmen of the World for amount due him as beneficiary from a benefit life certificate. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Pleas 2 and 3 sufficiently appear from the opinion. Plea 4 sets up the fact the defendant is a fraternal benefit society, has a constitution and by-laws, which were enforced during the contract, and which constituted a part of the contract, and then sets out certain parts thereof, prohibiting legal proceeding within 90 days after receipt of proof of death,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The plaintiff, William E. Maynor, sues the defendant; Woodmen of the World, a corporation, for $1,000 on a policy whereby defendant insured the life of Eldridge W. Maynor, who died June 25, 1918, of which defendant has had notice, and avers the policy is the property of plaintiff. The first count, No. 2, is in Code form (No. 12), and count 3 is the same as count 2, except it also avers that the policy had been in effect more than two years before the death of said Maynor, and that there is a stipulation therein, when it has been in force more than two years before death of insured, the sum to…
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