Parrazo v. Women of Woodcraft
Oregon Supreme Court
From Umatilla: Gilbert W. Phelps, Judge. Statement Per Curiam. This is an action by Joseph Parrazo and Louise Van Orsdall, as administratrix of the estate of Mary Parrazo, deceased, against the Women of Woodcraft. The defendant is an incorporated beneficial order operating for life insurance purposes on the lodge plan.
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From Umatilla: Gilbert W. Phelps, Judge. Statement Per Curiam. This is an action by Joseph Parrazo and Louise Van Orsdall, as administratrix of the estate of Mary Parrazo, deceased, against the Women of Woodcraft. The defendant is an incorporated beneficial order operating for life insurance purposes on the lodge plan. Claiming that Josephine Woodall died a member of the order in good standing entitling her beneficiaries to $1,000, the latter commenced this action to recover the amount of the insurance stipulated. In the application of the decedent for membership was a condition to the effect…
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2Per curiam
The record in this case comes to us containing a bill of exceptions formulated since Section 3, Article VII, Constitution of Oregon, was promulgated in its amended form. Laws 1911, p. 7. Under the sanction of the rule there established, the bill has attached to it the whole testimony, the instructions of the court to the jury, and other matters deemed material to the decision of the appeal.
*592After careful consideration of all the matters thus submitted and due attention to the arguments of counsel, we are of the opinion, as authorized by that constitutional provision, that the judgment…
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