Sheridan v. Modern Woodmen of America
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered September 16, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon a mutual benefit certificate.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by the plaintiff, Lulu L. Sheridan, by Tillie Hewitt, her guardian, upon a benefit certificate issued by the defendant, to one Hiram D. Sheridan, now deceased. *231The certificate, which was issued April 19, 1900, named as beneficiary the plaintiff, Lulu L. Sheridan, minor daughter of Hiram D. Sheridan and Tillie Hewitt. At the date of the certificate Lulu’s father and mother had been divorced, and her mother had subsequently married. The plaintiff contends that, during the month of December, 1.901, while Hiram D. Sheridan was in good standing, he became insane; that in March, 1902, he was…
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