O'Hagan v. Fraternal Aid Union

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Brease.

By consent of the parties, these two causes were heard together, both in the lower Court and in this Court.

Mr. W. A. D. O’Hagan was a member in good standing of the Fraternal Aid Union and the Catholic Knights of America, two fraternal and mutual benefit organizations. In the first-mentioned organization, he carried insurance on his life in the sum of $1,200:00, the certificate of which named his mother as beneficiary. In the last-mentioned organization, he carried insurance on his life in the amount of $1,000.00, and the certificate…