Morris v. Central West Casualty Co.

Suit in assumpsit was brought by plaintiff in error, Florence Morris, (herein termed the plaintiff,) in the superior court of Cook county, against the defendant in error, the Central West Casualty Company (herein referred to as the defendant). The action was predicated upon a policy of insurance issued to her husband, Roscoe. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and on appeal the Appellate Court reversed the judgment upon the ground that the Workmen’s Compensation act applied and the superior court lacked jurisdiction. The case comes here on certiorari.

The declaration contained only one…