Hogins v. Supreme Council

Citations

• 76 Cal. 109
• 18 P. 125
• 1888 Cal. LEXIS 832

Syllabus

<p>Life Insurance—Temperance Association—Forfeiture of Policy by Intemperance. —A certificate of life insurance issued by a beneficial temperance association upon the life of a member, on the express condition that the insured, while a member of the association, should in every particular comply with the laws, rules, and requirements of the association, becomes forfeited if the insured, after its issuance, uses liquors as a beverage, in violation of a requirement of the association.</p> <p>Id. — Suspension or Expulsion not Necessary to Forfeiture.—The fact that a by-law of the association made a breach of such requirement punishable by suspension or expulsion does not render suspension or expulsion necessary in order to work a forfeiture of the policy.</p>