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Simpkins v. Hawkeye Commercial Men's Ass'n

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 10, 1910PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. C. B. Bradshaw, Judge. • Action to enforce collection of a policy or certificate of accident insurance. Judgment for plaintiff as prayed, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

The defendant is a mutual benefit association organized for the purpose of insuring its members, upon certain conditions, against personal injury and death from accidental causes. On July 9, 1906, II. E. Simpkins, an undertaker by occupation, residing and doing business at Marshalltown, Iowa, where the defendant’s principal office is located, was duly admitted to membership in the association, and remained a member thereof in good standing until his death on February 2, 1907. *545Among the benefits and indemnities assured to a member in good standing in said association its by-laws provide the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Trippe v. Provident Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. Jones v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
  3. Omberg v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
  4. Bruggeman v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  5. Insurance Companies v. BoykinSupreme Court of the United States · 1871

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Moore v. General Accident, Fire, & Life Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
  2. Brush v. Washington National InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
  3. Jones v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  4. Robinson v. Hawkeye Commercial Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. Ballagh v. Interstate Business Men's Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915

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