Kubin v. Kubin

Anna Kubin, a resident of Tama county, Iowa, died February 3, 1941, leaving as her sole blood relative and heir at law her grandson, George Kubin, appellee herein. She carried a life insurance membership for $1,000 in Western Bohemian Fraternal Association, a fraternal beneficiary association of Iowa. The beneficiary named in the certificate was her son, Edward Kubin, appellee’s father, who predeceased Anna Kubin 23 days. The certificate and the by-laws of the fraternal association provide that when the beneficiary dies before the member, and no change of beneficiary is made by the member,…