International Travelers' Ass'n v. Griffing

LOONEY, J..

Elsie S. Griffing, plaintiff, sister of Frank D. Griffing and beneficiary in a policy of life insurance or certificate of membership issued by International Travelers’ Association, defendant, brought this suit on the policy, alleging that the death of her brother, the insured, occurred on March 7, 1919, within ^he terms of the insurance contract. The case was tried without a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $6,100, -being the amount of the policy plus accrued interest, from which defendant appealed.

The insurance contract, in so far as is material, reads as…