Peterson v. Modern Brotherhood of America
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Calhoun District Court. — .Hon. F. M. Powers, J udge. Action on a certificate of membership in a fraternal insurance company to recover a specific indemnity for the breaking of a leg. Trial to tbe court without a jury. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
As the case involves less than $100, a certificate of appeal was allowed by the trial judge, and the case comes to us in virtue of this certificate. The certificate or policy issued by the defendant company provides that, should the member, while in good standing, accidentally break, his leg or arm, he should receive, one-tenth of the amount his beneficiary would be entitled to recover in case *563of tlie death of such member. It also provided, “ The breaking of a leg is. defined to be the breaking of the shaft of the thigh bone between the hip and knee joints, or the breaking of the shafts of…
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