Modern Woodmen of America v. Craiger
Indiana Supreme Court
From Superior Court of Vanderburgh County; Alexander Gilchrist, Judge. Action by Caroline Craiger against the Modern Woodmen of America. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1908, subd. 2, Acts 1901 p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This action was brought by appellee upon a benefit certificate issued by appellant upon the life of William Franklin Craiger. This is the second appeal (Craiger v. Modern Woodmen, etc. [1907], 40 Ind. App. 279). It is provided, in various forms in the contract in suit, that appellant should not indemnify against death from suicide occurring within three years from the date of the certificate; and appellant’s answer alleged that said William Franklin Craiger died by his own hand one month and eight days after he became a member of the society, in violation of the *32terms of the contract. The…
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