Renn v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. W. D. Bhacldeford, Judge. (1) The agreement in the application of the deceased, that if his death should 'be caused or superinduced by the use of narcotics or opiates, it should render void his policy, is valid and binding. Ins. Co. v. Stibbe, 46 Md. 302; Ins." Co. v. Davey, 123 U. S. 739; Ins. Co. v. Davey, 38 Eed. Rep. 650; s. e., 40 Eed. Rep. 911; McGlother v¡ Ins. Co., 89 Eed. Rep. 685; Adkins v. Ins.
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Appeal from the Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. W. D. Bhacldeford, Judge. (1) The agreement in the application of the deceased, that if his death should 'be caused or superinduced by the use of narcotics or opiates, it should render void his policy, is valid and binding. Ins. Co. v. Stibbe, 46 Md. 302; Ins." Co. v. Davey, 123 U. S. 739; Ins. Co. v. Davey, 38 Eed. Rep. 650; s. e., 40 Eed. Rep. 911; McGlother v¡ Ins. Co., 89 Eed. Rep. 685; Adkins v. Ins. Co., 70 Mo. 27; Haynie v. K. T. M. I. Co., 139 Mo. 416; Sparks v. K. T. M. I. Co., 61 Mo. App. 109. (2) The agreement in the application and the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
It is conceded that the defendant, a corporate entity, by the certificate upon which this action was brought, promised to pay the plaintiffs, the beneficiaries therein named, the sum of two thousand dollars upon due notice and satisfactory proof of the death of ther assured, unless “death shall result by self destruction, whether sane or insane, voluntarily or involuntarily, or if death is caused or superinduced by drunkenness, or by the use of narcotics or opiates,” etc., “then the amount to be paid upon such member’s certificate shall be a sum only in proportion to the whole amount as the…
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