Schuster v. Knights & Ladies of Security
Citations
- 60 Wash. 42
- 110 P. 680
- 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1009
Syllabus
<p>Insurance —Beneficiary Certificates — Assessments— Acceptance — Reinstatement—Estoppel. A beneficiary society ratifies the acceptance of dues and is estopped from claiming that the member was not reinstated by a payment within the sixty-day period for reinstatement by payment if the member was in good health, where the society had notice at the time that the member was not in good health, but nevertheless retained the payment for over a year after the member’s death, and made no tender of repayment until four months after suit was brought on the policy.</p> <p>Same — By-Laws—Waiver of Forfeiture — Validity. In such a case, a by-law providing that the receipt and retention of dues of a member not in good health shall not reinstate the member is void.</p> <p>Same — Agency—Local Secretary. The local secretary of a beneficiary society, authorized to collect assessments, is the agent of the society.</p> <p>Chad wick and Morris, JJ., dissent.</p>
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Judges: Chadwick, Gose
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