McLaughlin v. Sovereign Camp
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Holt county:, William H. Westover, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtSedgwick, J.
This is an action on a fraternal beneficiary certificate for $1,000 issued by defendant to James W. McLaughlin. Plaintiff is the mother of assured, and is named in the certificate or insurance contract as beneficiary. In the petition it is alleged that assured is dead, and that ihe and plaintiff performed all of the conditions of the contract on their part. These allegations and the liability of defendant are denied in its answer. From judgment in favor of plaintiff for the full amount of her claim, defendant has appealed.
*721. There is no direct evidence that assured is dead; To establish that…
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