Jacqueline Woods Brucker v. The Order of United Commercial Travelers of America

SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a verdict for plaintiff in an action to recover accidental death benefits under the terms of a membership certificate issued by defendant, a fraternal benefit society organized under the law of the State of Ohio. The errors relied on arise out of instructions, rulings on evidence, and failure to grant defendant’s motions for directed verdict, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for new trial.

In order to properly consider defendant’s contentions that its motions for a directed verdict and for judgment…