Gilmore v. Modern Brotherhood of America
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Dunklin County Circuit Court. — Eon. W. S. G. Walker, Judge. (1) When appellant proved the death of David Gilmore, the denial of liability on the part of the respondent, and offered the certificate sued on, she established a prima-faeie ease which entitled her to a verdict. Mulroy v. Knights of Honor, 28 Mo. App. 463; Keily v. Knights of Father Matthew, .162 S. W. 682; Forse v. Knights of Honor, 41 Mo. App. 117; Chadwick v. Order Triple Alliance, 56 Mo.
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Appeal from Dunklin County Circuit Court. — Eon. W. S. G. Walker, Judge. (1) When appellant proved the death of David Gilmore, the denial of liability on the part of the respondent, and offered the certificate sued on, she established a prima-faeie ease which entitled her to a verdict. Mulroy v. Knights of Honor, 28 Mo. App. 463; Keily v. Knights of Father Matthew, .162 S. W. 682; Forse v. Knights of Honor, 41 Mo. App. 117; Chadwick v. Order Triple Alliance, 56 Mo. App. 474; McComas v. Life Ins. Co., 56 Mo. 573; Rippstein v. Life Ins. Co., 57 Mo. 87; Canveren v. Ancient Order of Pyramids, 98…
1Opinion of the CourtFarrington, J.
— This is an action by the widow of David Gilmore on a beneficiary certificate for the snm of $1000 in which her husband was the assured and she was named the beneficiary. The certificate was issued on November 20, 1912, and was delivered by the secretary of the local lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of America at Cardwell, Mo., either on December 4th or1 December 14th, 1912, at which time the proper amount was paid by the assured to the secretary of the local lodge. David Gilmore died on January 5,1913, from the ravages of pneumonia. The Supreme Lodge declined to furnish blanks on which proof…
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