State ex rel. Brewster v. Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen

Citations

• 97 Kan. 585
• 155 P. 785
• 1916 Kan. LEXIS 354

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Fraternal Insurance — United Workmen — Certificate Holder Seventy-five Years Old — Certificate Must be Paid in Full at Death. Under section 4303 of the General Statutes of 1909, a fraternal beneficiary association can not discharge its obligation to a member who has reached the age of seventy-five years and is in needy circumstances, except by paying on the death of the member the amount provided in the certificate, although the association adopts a by-law authorizing such settlement of its obligation.</p>