Fernandez v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World

*76The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action to recover on a benefit certificate in defendant society. Judgment was for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

Alejo Fernandez joined defendant society on December 16, 1920. A benefit certificate in the amount of $1,000 was issued. Anna Fernandez, the wife of Alejo, was named beneficiary in the certificate. On February 28, 1924, Alejo left his home in Kansas City, bound for Mexico. On June 8, 1924, he wrote a letter to his wife from Mexico. She has not heard from him since, although she has made diligent inquiry from time to time.…