Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of the World v. Wernette

This is a suit for $1,100 brought by appellee, $1,000 being for insurance on the life of Joseph Wernette, her deceased husband, and $100 for a monument to his memory, which it was alleged appellant had agreed to furnish. The defense was that deceased, at the time of his death and for .years prior thereto, was a saloon keeper and engaged in the retailing of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, which was prohibited by the constitution and laws of the fraternal association, and that deceased had not paid the additional sum each month required when a member changes from a vocation allowed to one…