Grimbley

There was evidence at the trial of this action that in the summer of the year 1894 the plaintiff, a young woman, upon the request and at the expense of one Frederick Shelton, her uncle, left her home in England and came to this state, where said Shelton resided, for the purpose of caring for him in sickness; he proposing in rather indefinite terms to make some provision for her, saying, among other things, that he had some papers he wanted her to have. Shelton was then and had been for several years previously a member of the society called the Ancient Order of United Workmen, which has for one of the purposes of its organization the payment of a sum of money —two thousand dollars—upon the death of any member “to such person as he may while living direct, according to the rules, laws, and regulations of the order”; he held the usual “beneficiary certificate,” declaring his right of membership in said order and his right to designate the beneficiary of said fund. The rules, laws, and regulations aforesaid allow any member to change his direction for payment of such money, and on August 16, 1894, Shelton surrendered the said certificate previously issued and obtained from the…