Peppers v. Sovereign Camp W. O. W.

Mrs. Maggie Peppers brought suit against the defendant, a fraternal-insurance order, on a policy of insurance on the life of her husband, in -which she was named as beneficiary. The defendant admitted the death of the insured, and that proper proofs of loss had been submitted, but alleged that the policy had not been in effect two years, that it was provided in the policy that “in event of death by my own hand or act within two years from the date of the certificate, all right and benefits which may have accrued on account thereof shall be absolutely forfeited,” and that the insured…