Godwin v. National Council Knights & Ladies of Security
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. W. K. Amick, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence should have been given. Under the provisions of the contract of insurance, plaintiff’s rights are governed by the laws of 1908. Richmond v. Supreme Lodge, 100 Mo. App. 8; Lewine v. Knights of Pythias, 122 Mo. App. 547; Gruewell v. Knights & Ladies of Security, 126 Mo.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. W. K. Amick, Judge. The demurrer to the evidence should have been given. Under the provisions of the contract of insurance, plaintiff’s rights are governed by the laws of 1908. Richmond v. Supreme Lodge, 100 Mo. App. 8; Lewine v. Knights of Pythias, 122 Mo. App. 547; Gruewell v. Knights & Ladies of Security, 126 Mo. App. 496. Our appellate courts hold that failure to pay on time works a self-executing suspension; that suspension results ipso facto from non-payment of assessments or dues at the agreed time. Easter v. Brotherhood, 154 Mo. App. 456;…
1Opinion of the CourtBeoaddus, P. J.
— This suit is to recover on a benefit certificate issued by the defendant, a fraternal beneficiary association, doing business in this state. The defendant, on June 21,1901, issued to Stella God-*293■win, nee Singleton, its certificate of life insurance, in which, it promised to pay to the beneficiary therein named, upon the death of said Stella, the sum of $1000 that afterwards the said Stella and the plaintiff, Earl Godwin, became husband and wife; that afterwards at the request of the said Stella to change the beneficiary named in the certificate, the defendant issued a new certificate…
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- Andre v. Modern WoodmenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
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- Nichols v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
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