Modern Woodmen of America v. Hurford

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

The appellant, Modern Woodmen of America, is a fraternal beneficiary insurance society, organized under the laws of the state of Illinois, and having lodges and doing business in the state of Kentucky and elsewhere.

In April, 1911, Charles A. Hurford, of Paducah, Kentucky, became a member of the society and was issued a certificate of insurance for one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), his mother, Rosa A. Hurford, being named as beneficiary in the policy. In the following October young Hurford disappeared from Paducah. In April, 1912, an acquaintance…