Makely v. American Legion of Honor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by M. Makely and wife against the Supreme Council American Legion of Honor, heard by Judge Fred. Moore and a jury, at Fall Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Chowan County. From a judgment for the plaintiff the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This is an action to recover the proportionate amount of certain premiums paid on a life insurance policy, or “benefit certificate,” as it appeal’s to be called in the nomenclature of the association, upon a reduction of the face value of the policy. On 15 August, 1883, the defendant association issued to the plaintiff Metrah Makely a benefit certificate in the nature of a life policy, promising to pay to the wife of said Makely at his death a sum not exceeding $5,000. The insured paid all premiums and assessments up to September, 1900, when, without any default or consent on his part or the…
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