Kloss v. Brotherhood of American Yeomen

Citations

• 105 Kan. 711
• 185 P. 1058
• 10 A.L.R. 862
• 1919 Kan. LEXIS 161

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Fraternal Insurance — Uncle and Nephew are “Blood Relatives”— Member May Designate His Uncle as Beneficiary. An uncle and nephew are blood relatives, and under the act providing for the organization and regulation of fraternal beneficiary societies- a member of a beneficiary association may designate his uncle as a beneficiary in a certificate of insurance and thereby vest him with the right to the death benefits provided for in the certificate.</p> <p>2. Trial — Affidavits for Continuance — Treated as Depositions. The affidavits filed in support of a motion for continuance having been read and treated as a deposition, no error was committed in denying the motion.</p> <p>3. Trial — Evidence—Instructions. Objections to rulings on evidence and to instructions are held to be without materiality.</p>