Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World v. Bridges
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Johnston County; A. T. West, Judge. Action by Nettie Burris Bridges against the Sovereign Camp of Woodmen- of the World. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BREWER, C.
This action was commenced by Nettie Burris Bridges, the defendant in error, as plaintiff, against the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World, in the United States Court for the Southern District of Indian Territory, on February 15, 1904, to recover the sum of $3,000, alleged to be due her on a beneficiary certificate issued by the defendant, which is a fraternal beneficiary association.
It was alleged in the complaint that plaintiff’s husband, W. F. Bridges, was a member of the association in good standing on the 15th day of May, 1903, when he died by reason of taking…
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