Sovereign Camp v. Garner
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Covington county. Hon. W. H. Hughes, Judge. ^ Action by Mrs. Floyd Dora Garner against tbe Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of tbe World. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from circuit court of Covington county. Hon. W. H. Hughes, Judge. ^ Action by Mrs. Floyd Dora Garner against tbe Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of tbe World. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Tbe question submitted by tbe court is whether section 263&, Code of 1906, which reads: “Every corporation, company, society, organization or association of this or any other state or county, transacting business of life insurance upon the co-operative or assessment plan, shall file with the commissioner of insurance and -banking, before commencing to do business in this state, a copy of…
1Opinion of the CourtW. H. Cooic, J.
Appellee instituted this suit against the Sovereign Camp of'the Woodmen of the World to recover on a policy of insurance issued for her benefit to her son, William A. Garner, now deceased, and from a judgment for appellee this appeal was prosecuted. ’
To the declaration filed in this cause, appellant filed its plea of the general issue, and also filed a special plea averring that—
“The insured violated section 43 of the constitution and by-laws of the Sovereign Camp of Woodmen of the World, in that he changed his occupation from an unhazardous to a hazardous employment by becoming an employee…
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