Fellers v. Modern Woodmen of America
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Black Hawk District Court. — E. B. Stiles,-Judge. AotioN at law by the beneficiary of an insurance certificate issued by the defendant, to recover the amount of the certificate, with interest. The certificate was issued on the life .of Albert E. Fellers, now deceased. Plaintiff is his mother, and the beneficiary named in the certificate. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
I. Both parties moved for a directed verdict. Their motions were overruled, and the case submitted to the jury. All the facts with reference to the occupation of the deceased and the manner of his death were stipulated. The case *562has been before this court on two previous occasions. Fellers v. Modern Woodmen, 182 Iowa 99; Fellers v. Modern Woodmen, (Iowa) 176 N. W. 244 (not officially reported). The material provisions of the stipulation and the facts are set forth in the first opinion. In this case, the appellant’s offered instructions were in line with its theory of the case, as presented on…
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