Nowak v. Brotherhood of American Yeomen

Two life certificates were issued by the defendant association to Apolonia Adamszyk, a member of the association. Death benefits were made payable upon the death of Apolonia Adamszyk, in the instance of one certificate, to the plaintiff in the first action, and, in the instance of the other certificate, to the plaintiffs in the second action. The death of the assured occurred, and thereupon these actions were brought to recover the stipulated death benefits. They were defended upon the ground that the assured, in her applications for certificates, had falsely warranted that she had never…