Achtenberg v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World

BRADLEY, C.

The petition in this cause was in two counts. The first was to recover on a beneficiary certificate or policy for $1,000, plus $100 for monument. Plaintiff is the widow of the insured and is the named beneficiary in the policy.' There was a provision in the policy that it would be paid up in 25 years, and the second count was to recover back monthly assessments ($L38 each) paid subsequent to September 16, 1922, the expiration date of the 25 years. The claim based on the second count was set off to plaintiff by order of the probate court. A jury was waived and the trial court found…