Lashbrook v. Sovereign Camp

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This was an action to recover on a fraternal benefit insurance certificate issued by defendant.

Payment was resisted on the ground that the insured was under suspension for nonpayment of dues and assessments.

The controlling facts were established without serious dispute. On February 10, 1925, one Robert P. Lashbrook, of Blytheville, Ark., procured from defendant a certificate which insured his life for $1,000 for the benefit of his wife and infant daughter, plaintiffs' herein. Lashbroolc’s membership in the defendant association was in one…