Great Camp Knights of the Modern Maccabees v. Deem
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; Wolcott, J. Bills of interpleader by the Great Camp Knights of the Modern Maccabees and the Modern Woodmen of America against Ella E. Deem and Alice J. Phillips to determine the right to the proceeds of certain policies of insurance. Erom a decree for defendant Deem, defendant Phillips appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
Charles H. Phillips became insured in the Maccabees in October, 1898, in the sum of $2,000. His wife, Alice J. Phillips, was named as the beneficiary. *653On the 16th day of October, 1902, he revoked the designation of his wife as beneficiary and designated his sister, Ella E. Deem, in her stead, and a new certificate was thereupon issued in favor of Mrs. Deem. He also became insured in the Modern Woodmen of America for the sum of $2,000, in favor of his wife, in April, 1895. This certificate was lost and a new one issued in favor of his wife, June 2,1902. On October 16, 1902, he designated his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Great Camp Knights of the Maccabees v. SavageMichigan Supreme Court · 1904
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