National Council of the Knights & Ladies of Security v. Dean

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clarke

Reversing.

Appellant is a fraternal insurance society with a local council at Clinton, Kentucky, of which Susie E. Dean when.she died on July 23, 1916, was a member in good standing and to whom appellant had issued, upon her written application therefor, a benefit certificate for $1,000.00, payable to her father, the appellee, upon her death. Appellant having refused to pay to appellee the amount, of the policy after receipt of proof of her death, he filed this action to enforce the payment.

*44Appellant as a defense -alleged that in her written application the…