Emmons v. Supreme Conclave Improved Order Heptasophs

The facts appear in the opinion of the Court.

Lore, C. J.:

This is an action upon the case, upon an endowment certificate in the nature of an insurance policy, issued November 2, 1887, by the defendant company, a beneficial association, to one Richard H. Eubanks, for the payment of $2,000 upon his death, “to such person or persons as he may, by will or entry on Record Book of the Conclave, or on the face of this certificate direct the same to be paid, provided he is in good standing when he died.”

On the same date, on the face of the certificate, Eubanks directed the benefits named in the…