Shuman v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lirm District Court. — Hon. H. M. Remley, ■ Judge. Philip J. Shuman in the year 1881 took out a certificate of insurance in defendant association for the amount of two thousand dollars, payable jointly to his wife, Elizabeth, and his son, IT. W. Shuman,*the plaintiff. On April -29, 1896, the assured made a change of beneficiaries, and .secured the issuance of a new certificate, payable to plaintiff alone.
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Appeal from Lirm District Court. — Hon. H. M. Remley, ■ Judge. Philip J. Shuman in the year 1881 took out a certificate of insurance in defendant association for the amount of two thousand dollars, payable jointly to his wife, Elizabeth, and his son, IT. W. Shuman,*the plaintiff. On April -29, 1896, the assured made a change of beneficiaries, and .secured the issuance of a new certificate, payable to plaintiff alone. On May 27, 1897, which was the day prior to his death, Philip J. Shuman again made a change of beneficiaries, and procured a new certificate to be issued, payable to his brother,…
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
*4821 *481Plaintiff was allowed, over defendant’s objection, to detail a conversation had with his father about the insurance before the certificate was issued in defendant’s favor. It is urged that this testimony was incompetent, under section 4604 of the Code, which prohibits the examination, as a witness of any party to an action, or per-*482sou interested' in the event thereof, in regard to any personal transaction or communication between such witness and a person at the commencement of such examination deceased,., “against the executor, administrator, heir at law, next of kin, assignee, legatee,…
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