Stephenson v. Stephenson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose Circuit Court. The Northwestern Masonic Aid Association filed a petition in which both the plaintiffs and defendant were made defendants, the object of the action being to determine which of the parties was entitled to certain life insurance, which the association was willing to pay to whichever party was entitled thereto.
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Appeal from Appanoose Circuit Court. The Northwestern Masonic Aid Association filed a petition in which both the plaintiffs and defendant were made defendants, the object of the action being to determine which of the parties was entitled to certain life insurance, which the association was willing to pay to whichever party was entitled thereto. The court directed the parties to. interplead, and issue was thereby joined between them, and the court held that the defendant was entitled to four-fifths of the insurance, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeeyers, J.
The Northwestern Masonic Aid Association is a corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Illinois. “The particular business for which it was formed was to cause pecuniary aid to the widows, orphans, heirs and devisees of the deceased members of the association.” Robert Stephenson became a member of the *535association, and received a certificate of membership, which provided, in substance, that, if said Stephenson was a member of the association at his death, the association would pay four-fifths of twenty-five hundred dollars “to his wife Rachael,” and to his daughter,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kentucky Masonic Mutual Life Ins. v. Miller's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1877
- Foster v. GileWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Supreme Council of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Ass'n v. PriestMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- McClure v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
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- Rollins v. McHattonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
- Modern Woodmen of America v. HeadleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1914
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