Legal Opinion
Eklund v. Supreme Council of Royal Arcanum
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 21, 1922No. 22,713PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
Action to recover on a benefit certificate issued by the defendant to Peter August Eklund on November 16, 1901, in which plaintiff was named as beneficiary.
She and Eklund were married in June, 1901, and lived together until June, 1905, when he left her at Moorhead in this state, where they resided after their marriage. There were three children, two born before he left and one shortly thereafter. We infer from the evidence that Eklund had embezzled funds of his employer and feared a criminal prosecution.
After his departure and until July 3, 1911, Eklund wrote quite regularly to his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gorham v. SettegastCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Marquet v. Aetna Life Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Behlmer v. Grand Lodge A. O. U. W.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Boynton v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Renard v. BennettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gero v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Goodier v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- Sherman v. Minnesota Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1934
- Carlson v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Ballinger v. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1934
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