Baker v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World

— This is a suit on a life insurance policy. The case was tried before the court without the aid of a jury, resulting in a judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff has appealed.

The facts show that one W. C. Baker, husband of the plaintiff, desiring to become a member of the Local Lodge of the Woodmen of the World at Jerome, Arizona, on December 16th, 1896, made application to the defendant, a fraternal society organized under the laws of Nebraska, for a policy or certificate of life insurance; that on December 23rd, 1896, defendant issued a policy (described therein as a beneficiary…