Stoll v. Boyle (Casserly)

Opinion by

Trexler, P. J.,

The parties are the heirs at law of Herman C. Ordeman and Thomas Casserly, the devisee under his will, both claiming the proceeds of an insurance certificate which was issued to Ordeman. The case was tried without a jury and an award made in favor of the heirs at law. Casserly appealed.

Ordeman was a member in good standing of the Police Beneficiary Association of Philadelphia and had a certificate providing for the payment of $2,000 upon his death to the beneficiary designated by him in accordance with the charter and by-laws of the association. The association…