Ellis v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Worcester
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Johnson county; the Hon. William N. Butler, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
Appellee, Effie Ellis, brought suit in assumpsit in the Circuit Court of Johnson county to recover on a policy of insurance executed by appellant, the State Mutual Life Assurance,Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, to the husband of appellee, in which policy she was named as beneficiary.
Appellant filed a plea of the general issue, with notice of special matter of defense, the special matter being that the policy was not to be in effect until actually delivered and the first premium paid during the lifetime of the assured, and while he was in the same condition of health as when his…
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