Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. Gordon

DATTIMORE, Justice.

The beneficiary of a death certificate was informed by the financial secretary of the local lodge of appellant fraternal benefit society that no liability existed on such certificate. She employed appellee to represent her in collecting same, and he undertook the case; she assigning him one-fourth thereof if recovery was without suit.

Thereafter appellant paid the entire claim to the beneficiary, and suit below was for such one-fourth on the allegation that appellant knew of such assignment. Trial was before the court and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff.

The copy of a…