Ury v. Modern Woodmen of America
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cass District Court. — Hon. W. E. Green, Judge. Action in equity to require an assessment upon the membership of the defendant association to pay the amount of an insurance benefit certificate issued by said association to one George W. Hry, now deceased. The court found for the defendant, dismissed the bill, and plaintiff appeals.
1Per curiam
The defendant is an assessment insurance society of which George W. Hry was at the date of his death a member in good standing. The one central proposition in the case is whether the death of said member occurred under such circumstances- or was so caused or occasioned as to relieve the society from legal liability upon his membership certificate. Without attempting to set out all the language of the certificate of membership, application, and by-laws constituting the contract -between the parties, we may say that among its provisions was one *708which, relieved the insurer from liability if the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bennecke v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Chambers v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Insurance Company v. FoleySupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Supreme Lodge Knights v. FosterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1901
- Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen v. BelchamIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by7 opinions
- Olson v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Richey v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the WorldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Collver v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- McJimsey v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Butler v. Eminent Household of Columbian WoodmenMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
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