Vaughn v. National Council, Junior Order U. A. M.
Decision Date | 01 March 1909 |
Parties | VAUGHN v. NATIONAL COUNCIL, JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. |
Court | Missouri Court of Appeals |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jackson County; E. E. Porterfield, Judge.
Action by Mary Vaughn against the National Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed.
Smith W. Bennett and Ulmann & Miller, for appellant. H. S. Julian, for respondent.
This is a suit by plaintiff to recover on a policy of insurance on the life of Harry R. McGregor. The policy reads as follows: "
Plaintiff in her petition alleges: That the said Harry had neither a wife, children, father, nor brothers and sisters at the time of his death on June 27, 1906; that she was his legal dependent; and that all the terms and conditions of the policy have been complied with. In defense defendant states: That it is a fraternal beneficiary society organized under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania...
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