Wendt v. Iowa Legion of Honor
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin Ci/rovÁt Court. Action to recover upon a certificate issued by defendant to Jacobus Meyeringh, plaintiff’s intestate, showing that he was a member of the Iowa Legion of Honor, and that, at his death, $2,000 should be paid to his legal heirs. G-. F. Breithaupt and the heirs of Meyeringh intervened separately, claiming the amount of the benefit. Upon a trial, without a jury, the circuit court rendered judgment for Breithaupt. The heirs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, J
The petition alleges that defendant is a corporation, organized under the laws of Iowa, and doing business as an insurance company, and that it issued to plaintiff’s intestate a certificate, of which the following is a copy:
“ The Grand Lodge of the Iowa Legion op Honor.
“ This certificate, issued by the authority of the Grand Lodge of the Iowa Legion of Honor, witnesseth that Brother Jacobus Meyeringh, a member of German Lodge No. 15 of said order, located at Ackley, in the state of Iowa, is entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership, in the Iowa Legion of Honor, and to…
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