Scott v. State Grand Lodge No. 1

Bell, Presiding Judge.

The plaintiff in error pursues this appeal objecting to the judgment of the trial court dismissing his petition on general demurrer. The petition was brought by the temporary administrator of the estate of a deceased member of a benefit society and sought to recover the face amount of an insurance certificate issued to the deceased by the society. Held:

The judgment of the trial court must be affirmed.

The certificate of insurance was issued by the society on September 16, 1944. Code Ann. § 56-1606, in effect at that time and governing the contract in part, provided that…