Canales v. Uvalde Mutual Aid Ass'n No. 1

This suit was brought by E. E. Canales to recover as the beneficiary in a life insurance policy issued to his wife, Refugia A. Canales, by the Uvalde Mutual Aid Association No. 1, and assumed by the Mutual Life Insurance Association of Texas. A judgment in favor of the latter resulted in this appeal by P. P. Canales.

It was provided in the insurance policy that, in case of the death of the insured, she being in good standing, the insurer would pay to the beneficiary the sum of $1 for each member at that time in good standing. It is conceded that the insured in this case was in good standing,…