Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. Shires

MORRIS and DAVIDSON, Special Associate Justices.

In 1903 appellant issued to James M. Shires its benefit certificate or insurance policy for §2,000, payable to his then wife, in case of his death, and which was reissued in 1923 to his wife and children as beneficiaries; they being the appellees herein.

The appellant is a fraternal beneficiary association having a lodge system and a representative form of government; the supreme representative and governing legislative body being known as the Sovereign Camp, and all local groups of members being known as camps. The financial secretaries of the…