Morris v. Sovereign Camp, W.O.W.

On September 30, 1932, the defendant, a fraternal benefit society having a lodge system and transacting business without profit in the interest of its members and their beneficiaries, issued a policy of insurance to Dossie Morris, which policy named the plaintiff herein, wife of the insured, as beneficiary, and provided for the payment to her of $1,000 on the death of her husband, and also contained a rider to the effect that upon his death the defendant would erect a memorial or monument in his memory, costing not less than $100. On May 8, 1941, the insured, Dossie Morris, died, and upon…