Royal Arcanum v. Vitzthum

Upon the application of William Vitzthum, a certificate -of membership in the Royal Arcanum, a fraternal benefit ■association was;, on the 16th day of November, 1889, issued to him. The certificate provided that upon the conditions therein mentioned, his wife, Louisa O. Vitzthum was to be paid at his death, out of the Widows and Orphans Benefit Fund, the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000).

In his application is found the following clause: I do hereby * * * agree that * * * any concealment of facts by me in this application, or my suspension or expulsion, from, or voluntarily severing my…