Watson v. Sovereign Camp. W. O. W.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Greenwood, September, 1919. Action by Mrs. Mackie Watson against Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World on a policy of insurance. From a directed verdict for plaintiff for the amount which defendant claimed to be due, the plaintiff appeals.
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Before Memminger, J., Greenwood, September, 1919. Action by Mrs. Mackie Watson against Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World on a policy of insurance. From a directed verdict for plaintiff for the amount which defendant claimed to be due, the plaintiff appeals. The defendant’s motion for the direction of a verdict was upon the following grounds: 1. That under the contract, the liability of the defendant Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of the World, is only 'for such proportion on the face of the certificate or the amount thereof, as the period he lived since becoming a ' member of the order bears to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
Samuel C. Watson took out a policy of life insurance with the respondent. The policy was payable to the.appellant, his wife. The insured was drafted as a soldier, was sent to France, and died there. The policy permitted the insured to join the army and go outside of the United States, but it required notice to the company, and the payment of an extra premium. After the deceased left, his wife went to. the clerk of the local Camp and talked to him about the payment of her husband’s dues. Mrs. Watson was short of money, as the payments…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Crumley v. Sovereign Camp W. O. W.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1915
- McQueen v. Sovereign Camp W. O. W.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hubbard v. Woodmen of the WorldSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- Roberts v. Sovereign Camp, W.O.W.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Ryan v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1921