Hawthorne v. Protective Ass'n of America

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MasoN, J.:

Samuel C. Hawthorne was a' member of the Travelers Protective Association of America, a fraternal and beneficiary society incorporated in Missouri, his membership entitling him to certain payments in case of disability resulting from accident. On April 13, 1913, he was nailing wire netting to his porch, standing upon an upturned candy bucket, and holding an additional fence staple in his mouth. His foot went through the bucket and the staple disappeared. His first thought was that it had gone down- his throat, but physicians whom he consulted…