Cathey v. Sovereign Camp, W.O.W.

Appellant brought this action against appellee in the circuit court of Yalobusha County on a fraternal insurance policy to recover the sum of $2,000, the face value of the policy. After suit was brought the appellee, which will be referred to as the ‘Woodmen, admitted liability in the sum of $1,158, which it tendered as payment in full, but which was declined by appellant with that condition, but accepted by agreement of the parties without prejudice. So the remaining- amount involved was $842.01, with interest.

The decision of the court turns upon the question of whether the changes made in…