Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen v. Howle
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT OE EAOTS. John W. Howle was shot and killed while a member in good -standing of a fraternal benefit insurance company. His widow was named as beneficiary in the certificate and sued the company to recover upon the beneficiary certificate issued by it to her husband.
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Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT OE EAOTS. John W. Howle was shot and killed while a member in good -standing of a fraternal benefit insurance company. His widow was named as beneficiary in the certificate and sued the company to recover upon the beneficiary certificate issued by it to her husband. The company denied liability on the ground that Howie’s death occurred while he was in violation of a provision of the policy, which reads as follows: “If a guest holding a covenant shall he convicted of felony, or expelled from'the order, or become intemperate in…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is first earnestly insisted by counsel for the defendant that the .court erred in admitting the testimony of nonexpert witnesses on the question of the insanity of Howie. This is the fifth appeal in this case. The opinion on a former appeal reported in 124 Ark. 224, under the style of Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen v. Howle, deals particularly with this phase of the ease. The witnesses who testified as to the insanity of Howie had known him intimately for a great many years and had come in contact with him frequently since he had had trouble with…
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- Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen v. HowleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916