Boeck v. Modern Woodmen of America
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Floyd District Court. — C. H. Kelley, Judge. Action at law upon a benefit certificate issued by the defendant, a fraternal insurance society. Two defenses were pleaded. There was a. verdict for the plaintiffs, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
I. Paul Boeck died November 28, 1909. At the time of his death, he was a member of the defendant society. The benefit certificate was payable, in the first instance, to the father and mother of the insured. Both of these having died before the insured, the plaintiffs herein, *212being the brothers and sisters and only heirs at law, claim as such under the terms of the policy. Boeck became a member of the order on December 28, 1898. The first defense is predicated upon alleged fraudulent representations^ anil a breach of warranty made in his application, whereby he reported himself as never having…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boeck v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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