Kavanagh v. the MacCabees

The plaintiff commenced this action in the district court of Salt Lake county to recover upon a benefit certificate issued by respondent upon the life of her husband, hereinafter called the deceased, for the sum of $2,000. It is not necessary to refer to the pleadings.

The facts material to this decision all of which are conceded, in substance are: That the respondent, during all of the time herein referred to, was a duly incorporated “fraternal beneficial association,” with numerous local lodges located in different states of the Union; that the deceased, for some years during his lifetime…