Boice v. Shepard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This action was brought by the National Council of the Knights and Ladies of Security to determine which of two claimants was entitled to receive the benefits due upon a certificate issued by the society upon the life of a member, Charles E. Shepard, now deceased. When Charles E. Shepard became a member of the society his wife, Mell B. Shepard, was named in the certificate as his sole beneficiary. Oh the first day of March, 1904, she died, and no other beneficiary was ever provided for in the certificate or otherwise designated. In…