Eves v. Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of the World
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Matt Q. Reynolds, Judge. If, as a matter of law, said original policy wherein plaintiff, Anna Eves, wife of the insured, was named as beneficiary, and dated August 26, 1897, is governed by the general insurance laws, because said Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of the World, at the time of the issuance of said policy was doing business in this state and had not qualified nor taken out a permit to do business in this state as a…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Matt Q. Reynolds, Judge. If, as a matter of law, said original policy wherein plaintiff, Anna Eves, wife of the insured, was named as beneficiary, and dated August 26, 1897, is governed by the general insurance laws, because said Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of the World, at the time of the issuance of said policy was doing business in this state and had not qualified nor taken out a permit to do business in this state as a fraternal benefit society so as to exempt said order and its policies from the provisions of general insurance laws, plaintiff,…
1Opinion of the CourtCaulfield, J.
(after stating the facts). — Plaintiff has raised a number of questions upon appeal but they all finally resolve themselves into one: Did Theodore Eves have the power to change the beneficiary in his benefit certificate so as to substitute Adelia Kerls for the plaintiff? If he did, then the judgment of the trial court should be affirmed as to plaintiff. If he did not. then the court erred in its conclusions of law and the judgment should be reversed and the cause remanded.
*254It is clear that -without some statutory provision to the contrary Theodore Eves had the power mentioned.
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