Knights of Modern Macabees v. Gillespie
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Marshall Circuit Court. Heard, before Hon. W. W. Haralson. Action by William P. Gillespie against the Knights of Modern Maccabees on a mutual benefit certificate for partial disability. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals..
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The complaint was upon a policy or certificate of insurance, alleged in the complaint to be styled or known as “an accident, disability, and funeral benefit certificate,” and alleged in the complaint to have been issued to plaintiff by defendant on August 27, 1912, wherein, as was alleged, it was agreed, among other things, that:
“If by accident the plaintiff should suffer the loss of one leg by severance at or above the ankle joint he should receive the :sum of $500” (the amount claimed in the complaint).
The complaint further averred that: “While said policy was in force and effect, to-wit,…
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