Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. Craft

In denial of plaintiff’s right to recover under the beneficiary certifi cato exhibited by her, defendant sets up two defenses: (X) The invalidation of the certificate by reason of the member’s warranty or representation that his occupation was that of a carpenter, when in fact he was not a carpenter; and (2) the invalidation of the certificate by reason of the member’s employment in a mine, and his failure to pay the thereby increased assessment of $3.60 per annum, as required by section 43 of the constitution and laws of the society.

These defenses embraced the only contested issues of fact…