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Swanbrough v. United Commercial Travelers

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 15, 1919No. 9030PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to Denver District Court, Hon. H. S. Class, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

Opinion by Scott, J.

Edward W. Swanbrough was a member of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, a fraternal benefit society, and carried a benefit certificate therein. He was killed in an automobile accident on the 25th day of September, 1904.

The plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, widow and beneficiary of Swanbrough, brought this suit to recover on his benefit certificate. The benefit certificate was in the following words:

“This Certicate Witnesseth, that Edward W. Swanbrough has been duly enrolled in The Grand Commercial Army and is a member in good standing of Pikes Peak…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Denver City Tramway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1912
  2. Pressed Steel Car Co. v. Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
  3. Delaware Ins. v. GreerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
  4. Standard Life & Accident Ins. v. McNultyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  5. Kent v. CobbColorado Court of Appeals · 1913

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Standard Marine Insurance Co. v. PeckSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
  2. Woolverton v. Guarantee & Accident Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1942

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