Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World v. Miller

TMs is an action on a fraternal beneficiary certificate of insurance, issued by the defendant on1 the 23d day of March, 1895, upon the life of A. C. Miller, the deceased husband of plaintiff, Mary Bartels Miller, who was at the time of the death of insured named in the certificate as beneficiary. Insured died on the 9th day of March, 1918. Defendant refused to pay the insurance, and thereupon this suit was brought.

The certificate sued upon contained the following provisions:(1) “This certificate is issued and accepted subject to the conditions on the bach hereof, and those named in the…