Howle v. Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from While Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; i 1. We should have been allowed to prove the insanity of the deceased rat the time he entered into the combat that caused his death. 76 N. Y. 426; 55 Id. 169; 95 U. S. 232; 109 Id. 101; 99 Mass. 317; 3 L. E. A. 486. 2. The “incontestable clause” bars all defenses after the lapse of time. Ill Ind. 462; 60 Am. Rep. 702; 11 N. E. 230; 173 Ind. 613; 89 N. E. 398; 91 Id. 230; 43 Ind.
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Appeal from While Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; i 1. We should have been allowed to prove the insanity of the deceased rat the time he entered into the combat that caused his death. 76 N. Y. 426; 55 Id. 169; 95 U. S. 232; 109 Id. 101; 99 Mass. 317; 3 L. E. A. 486. 2. The “incontestable clause” bars all defenses after the lapse of time. Ill Ind. 462; 60 Am. Rep. 702; 11 N. E. 230; 173 Ind. 613; 89 N. E. 398; 91 Id. 230; 43 Ind. App. 321; 6 L. R. A. 731; 101 Tenn. 22; 42 L. R. A. 247; 189 Mass. 555; 2 L. R. A. (N. S.) 821; 97 Iowa, 226; 32 L. R. A. 473; 136 U. S. 297; 63 L. R. A. 453;…
1Opinion of the CourtKirby, J.
This is the second .appeal of this case, a sufficient statement of which appears in the opinion on the first appeal, Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen v. Howle, 109 Ark. 400.
The court held there that the section of the constitution and ¡by-laws of the society providing that the policy of insurance or 'benefit certificate .should be void, if the death of the member or guest occurred while he was violating the law, became a part of the contract, proof of which would prevent a recovery by the beneficiary, and the .case was reversed and remanded for a new trial because the court erred in…
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