Hornick v. First Catholic Slovak Union

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The action was one to recover under a fraternal beneficiary certificate. The defendant appeals from an order sustaining a demurrer to a portion of its answer.

The defendant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Ohio, authorized and doing business in Kansas. The plaintiff and her husband originally resided in Pennsylvania. The husband there made application for membership in a local lodge or branch of the defendant, became a member, and there received his certificate of membership. Later, the plaintiff and her husband…