Hotchkiss v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias

Plaintiff’s action is founded on a benefit certificate of life insurance issued to her deceased husband. She prevailed in the trial court.

It appears that deceased had been a member of defendant society since the year 1880 and that defendant issued a certificate to him in 1888 for the sum of $3000 payable to plaintiff at his death. Afterwards, *138in January, 1907, that certificate was surrendered and the one now in suit was issued for the same amount, also payable to plaintiff. Deceased died in February, 1911. Defendant refused payment on acount of its claim for a forfeiture for nonpayment of the…