Lagrow v. Head Camp Pacific Jurisdiction Woodmen of the World

The plaintiff in error was plaintiff in an action to recover upon a benefit certificate, issued to plaintiff’s son for her benefit, by the defendant in' error. The defense is that the deceased certificate holder was in default in his payments of assessments, and that under the terms of the certificate there is no right of recovery. The replication alleged that it was the custom of the defendant association *467to allow certificate holders to pay up back assessments without any proceedings for reinstatement, and that it was because of that custom that the certificate holder in this case had…