Coston v. Coston
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; Perkins, J. Bill by Emma Coston against Catherine Coston and the Knights of the Modern Maccabees to determine the title to a policy of insurance. Prom a decree for complainant, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMooee, J.
This is a controversy as to who is entitled to $2,000, payable by the Knights of the Modern Maccabees, on the death of Maurice Coston. The defendant Catherine Coston, his mother, is the beneficiary named in *391the certificate, and the complainant is his widow. Maurice Coston, then unmarried, became a member of defendant society March 21, 1900, and a certificate payable at his death to his mother was issued to him and was by him delivered to his mother, who retained it until after his death. On January 29, 1901, Maurice Coston married complainant and lived with her until his death, April 21,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Great Camp Knights of the Maccabees v. SavageMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
- Hunt v. Branch Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
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