McConnell v. Iowa Mutual Aid Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon. H. C. Traverse, Judge. Action in chancery to compel an assessment upon the members of the defendant corporation, and the collection and payment thereof, to the. amount of two thousand dollars, upon a certificate or policy issued to the husband of plaintiff in his lifetime, obligating the defendant corporation to make such assessment, collection and payment upon his death.
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Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon. H. C. Traverse, Judge. Action in chancery to compel an assessment upon the members of the defendant corporation, and the collection and payment thereof, to the. amount of two thousand dollars, upon a certificate or policy issued to the husband of plaintiff in his lifetime, obligating the defendant corporation to make such assessment, collection and payment upon his death. A demurrer to defendants’ answer was sustained, and defendants, standing upon certain counts of their answer, refused to further plead, and appealed from the judgment on the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The petition alleges that plaintiff’s husband, in his lifetime, became a member of the Iowá Mutual Aid Association, a corporation organized under the laws of Iowa for the purpose of insuring the lives of its members upon the mutual assessment plan, upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the association, and the policies or certificates issued by it, or contracts entered into with the members insured; that such a certificate was issued to plaintiff’s husband, or such a contract was entered into with him by the defendant corporation; that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ellis v. Council Bluffs InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Eggleston v. Council Bluffs InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Cook v. Federal Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Quinn v. Capital InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Carey v. GunnisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
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