Savage v. Modern Woodmen of America
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Wyandotte district court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
In 1898 George T. Savage obtained a benefit certificate in the Modern Woodmen of America in favor of his wife, Nora L. Savage. The rules of the association authorized him to change the beneficiary at his pleasure. On July 13, 1908, he elected to ■constitute his son, Russell Savage, and his daughter, *65Mabel Sebree, the beneficiaries. Upon complying with the prescribed forms he obtained, on July 16, a new certificate designating them as such. Three days later he died. His widow brought action for the amount of the certificate, making the son and…
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