Bortko v. Polish National Alliance of United States of North America

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This was an action on a beneficiary certificate. The trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s last amended petition and she has appealed.

The record discloses that defendant is a fraternal beneficiary society incorporated under the laws of Illinois and doing business in Kansas. It issues several forms of beneficiary certificates. On February 5, 1929, defendant issued its “Twenty Years Payment Certificate” to Franciszek Jurkiewicz in the principal amount of *534$1,000, in which his mother, the plaintiff in this action, was named as…