Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. Duke

This is an action on a life insurance policy issued by the defendant to Jasper W. Dukes providing for payment of $1,000 to his wife, the plaintiff herein, in the event of his death. The evidence disclosed that from June, 1928, until September 1, 1931, it was the custom of J. R. Chesbro, camp clerk of the defendant at Heber Springs, Ark., to call at the bank and there collect from the cashier the monthly dues, giving a receipt therefor, it being agreed insured would keep on deposit in said bank sufficient money for this purpose. About 1929 Chesbro was designated “financial secretary,” and in…