Anderson v. Frank Reid Burial Ass'n

This is a suit brought by the appellant to recover judgment for $300, the complaint alleging that the defendant burial association had contracted to contribute that sum toward funeral expenses incident to the burial of appellant’s father. The association denied liability upon the ground that appellant’s membership in the organization had lapsed as a result of her failure to pay quarterly assessments. The circuit court, sitting without a jury, entered judgment for the defendant.

Most of the facts are undisputed. The appellant joined the burial association in 1935, receiving a certificate of…