Beverly v. Supreme Tent
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. Obed Caswell, Judge. The defendant is a fraternal life insurance association.
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Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. Obed Caswell, Judge. The defendant is a fraternal life insurance association. Charles Beverly became a member of said association September 22, 1897, and died April. 21, 1898. His widow, Anna Beverly, who is the beneficiary named in the certificate of membership, brings this action thereon to recover the sum of $2,000, and to require the proper officers of said association to levy and collect such assessments upon the membership as may be necessary to meet her demand. The defendant admits the membership of Beverly, and his death while in good…
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
In his application for membership Beverly among other things, subscribed to the following condition: “I also agree that, should I commit suicide within one year from the date of my admission into the order, whether sane or insane at the time, that this contract shall be null and void, and of no binding force upon said supreme tent.” There is no controversy as to the validity of this condition, and it is conceded that if Beverly committed sui*526cide, and such fact is sufficiently shown by the evidence, the judgment of the district court was right. To this question of fact, and to this alone,…
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