Showalter v. Modern Woodmen of America
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee; Chester, J. Assumpsit by Agnes Showalter against the Modern Woodmen of America on a policy of insurance. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This action is based upon a certificate of membership issued to the husband of plaintiff, Albert W. Showalter, a member of Wyandotte Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America. The certificate of membership and the laws of the order provided for the payment to the beneficiary named in the certificate of $1,000 in case of death, but also provided in its by-laws — which were made a part of the contract — by section 14, that any person engaged in certain occupations should not become beneficial members of the society. Among other employments designated was that of railroad brakeman on trains, except…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burnham v. Interstate Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1898
- A. M. Todd Co. v. Farmers' Mutual Fire-InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
- Modern Woodmen of America v. TalbotNebraska Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by11 opinions
- Lodge v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928
- Modern Woodmen of America v. WeekleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Ridgeway v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
- Brown v. Great Camp Knights of Modern MaccabeesMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Thomas v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1922
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