Grand Fraternity v. Green

WILLSON, Chief Justice.

By the terms of a certificate issued to B. E. Green November 18, 1901, in force May 31, 1908, when he died, The United Moderns, a mutual benefit association, undertook within ninety days after proof of his death had been furnished to it to pay to his wife, if she survived him, the sum of $1000. The United Moderns and The Grand Fraternity, a similar association, afterwards consolidated—the consolidated association continuing the business and assuming the liabilities of the old associations under the name “The Grand Fraternity.” As the beneficiary of the certificate so…