Caldwell v. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W.

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This suit was brought by J. F. Caldwell and others against the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal benefit society, to recover on a life insurance certificate issued on the life of Robert L. Caldwell and payable to the plaintiffs as beneficiaries. The insurance company defended on the ground of a forfeiture for failure to pay monthly dues. A trial before the court, without a jury, resulted in a judgment for the defendant. •The plaintiffs appealed.

The facts are practically without dispute. The defendant’s constitution contained the following material…