Ormond v. McKinley
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Manitowoc county: Michael KiRwan, Circuit Judge. The action is brought to determine the right to the proceeds of a benefit certificate'issued by the Modern Woodmen of America.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Manitowoc county: Michael KiRwan, Circuit Judge. The action is brought to determine the right to the proceeds of a benefit certificate'issued by the Modern Woodmen of America. In September, 1905, William J. Ormond joined the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal benefit society, and the society issued a certificate of insurance to him for $1,000. Ormond named his wife, Nellie, the defendant, now Mrs. McKinley, the beneficiary in this certificate. In 1909 the defendant, as the wife of William J.' Ormond, instituted divorce proceedings and secured…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeoker, J.
The rights of the parties to the proceeds of the benefit certificate are controlled by the statute, sec. 1955c, Stats. 1898, which provides:
“Any member of such society, order or association may *207name as bis beneficiary any person having an insurable interest in bis life or make bis insurance payable to bis estate, and may change the beneficiary named in his certificate or policy without the consent of such beneficiary by complying with the by-laws of the corporation which issued the same
Tbe conditions of these provisions of tbe statute are material in showing tbe rights of tbe parties to tbe…
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- Raschke v. HadererWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
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