Kennedy v. Modern Woodmen of America

LARSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court of Salt Lake county. Plaintiff, the widow of Benjanon H. Kennedy, was named beneficiary in an insurance certificate issued to Kennedy by defendant, a fraternal benefit society incorporated under the laws of Illinois. In August, 1928, Kennedy joined the defendant society and received a benefit certificate for $1,000 (a term life insurance policy), in which plaintiff was named as beneficiary. In 1929, the society by proper action, extended the scope of its benefit certificates by two riders, providing that at age 70 the insured could at…