White v. Woodmen of the World

FOLLAND, Justice.

By this action the plaintiff, Lucy White, seeks to recover the value of a death benefit certificate issued by the defendant, a fraternal benefit association, to her deceased husband, Ernest C. White, who died September 29, 1932. In her complaint she alleged payment by the deceased of all lawful premiums, dues, and assessments levied and charged against him as required by his contract of insurance and by the constitution and laws of the defendant; that the defendant had levied unlawful and wrongful assessments, carrying higher rates, and if the amount paid by the deceased were…