Bailey v. Mutual Benefit Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie Circuit Court. Action to recover upon a certificate of membership in the defendant company. There was a trial to the court, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Ch. J.
The plaintiffs aver that they are the legal *690heirs of Vincent J. Bailey, deceased; that he died intestate; and that at the time of his death his life was insured in the defendant company by a contract by which it agreed to pay his heirs “ the net proceeds of one full assessment upon all members in good standing at his death, not to exceed $3,000.” The defendant pleaded a general denial, and also that the contract of insurance had lajised by non-payment of an assessment.
1. Practice on Appeal: abstract: evidence: presumption. I. Before proceeding to the determination of the other…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Neskern v. Northwestern Endowment & Legacy Ass'n of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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