Supreme Lodge, K. P. v. Hooper

This suit was instituted by Mrs. Julia E. Hooper against the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, on a certificate of membership in the nature of an insurance policy in the sum of $3,000, issued by said order to John R. Hooper, the husband of appellee, in which she was named as beneficiary. On November 13, 1921, John R. Hooper was drowned. Appellee made claim for the amount of the policy. Payment was refused by appellant, on the ground that the October, 1921, assessment or premium was never paid, and that the policy became ipso facto forfeited after the 20th of the month.

Appellant answered the…