King v. Masonic Life Ass'n
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Erie county. Action by Anna King against the Masonic Life Association of Western New York. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWerner, J.
The defendant, a mutual, fraternal, assessment insurance association, issued to the plaintiff’s husband, Job King, on the 14th day of April, 1890, two certificates of insurance, for $2,000 and $3,000, respectively, designated as being in classes B and G, respectively. Job King died June 2, 1891, leaving the plaintiff, his widow, as the beneficiary named in said certificates. At the time of King’s death there were sufficient funds in the treasury to pay the full amount of $2,000 upon certificate No. 1, in class B, and as to certificate No. 2, in class C, the membership was sufficiently large…
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