Hanson v. Minnesota Scandinavian Relief Ass'n
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, Magdalena Hanson, from an order of the District Court of Goodhue County, W. C. Willis ton, J., made February 28, 1894, denying lier motion for a new trial. Appeal also by defendant, Violet Hanson, by her guardian ad litem, from the same order denying a .new trial of the action. On February 28, 1882, the defendant the Minnesota Scandinavian Relief Association was a corporation engaged at Red Wing in assessment mutual life insurance.
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Appeal by plaintiff, Magdalena Hanson, from an order of the District Court of Goodhue County, W. C. Willis ton, J., made February 28, 1894, denying lier motion for a new trial. Appeal also by defendant, Violet Hanson, by her guardian ad litem, from the same order denying a .new trial of the action. On February 28, 1882, the defendant the Minnesota Scandinavian Relief Association was a corporation engaged at Red Wing in assessment mutual life insurance. On that day Olaf Hanson became a member and received a certificate thereof No. 948 whereby the corporation became obligated to pay at his…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The respondent association is a corporation of a class, now very common, by means of which persons of moderate means may, by payment of small stated assessments, make provision for their families in case of death. While possessing some of the features of ordinary life insurance, it is in fact a mutual aid society. Its expressed object is “aiding and assisting the widows and orphans of deceased members.”
Its by-la-ws provide that: “Every applicant for membership shall designate in his or her application the person or persons to whom, in the event of his or her death, the benefit shall be paid.…
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