Appleby v. Grand Lodge, Sons of Hermann

This case comes to this court on an agreed statement 'of facts under the law providing therefor. The agreed facts are, with unnecessary verbiage removed:

“On September 5, 1915, the Grand Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Hermann issued to John A. Appleby certificate No. 21298, in the sum of $1,000, said certificate being payable to his wife, Lula Appleby, and this beneficiary was never changed in the certificate. Prior to his death, Lula Appleby obtained a divorce from John A. Appleby, and, because of said' divorce, she being divorced from the said John A. Ap-pleby at the time of his death,…