Legal Opinion
Grand Fraternity v. Mulkey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 2, 1910PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of Beeves County. Tried below before Hon. S. J. Isaacks.
1Opinion of the Court
Lydia A. Mulkey was named as beneficiary in a life insurance policy in the sum of two thousand dollars issued by The Grand Fraternity to W. D. Mulkey, husband of the beneficiary. W. D. Mulkey died July 30, 1907, and the defendant having refused to pay the policy Mrs. Mulkey instituted suit and recovered a judgment for the amount specified in the policy.
The policy stipulates that it is "payable upon satisfactory proofs of the death of said member while this certificate is in full force." In her petition the plaintiff alleged that the only proof furnished to the defendant of the death of her…
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