Knights of the Maccabees of the World v. Pelton

Appellee, plaintiff below, recovered judgment in the district court on a policy of life insurance issued by appellant to her deceased husband. The only defense interposed, which we deem of sufficient importance to consider, was based upon the contention that the assured had been suspended for nonpayment of dues, and thereafter had never been regularly and legally reinstated. The facts are not seriously in conflict, and are substantially as follows :

The assured had paid the full assessments required of him for the months of September and October, 1905. He died on November 8th of that year; the…