Miles v. Court of Honor
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson county; the Hon. William N. Butler, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Higbee
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an appeal from a judgment for $1,000.00 and interest, rendered in favor of appellee, as beneficiary in a certificate of membership, issued by appellant, Court of Honor, to her daughter Mabel L. Merritt, April 25, 1907. The application, which was made a part of the insurance contract and was set out in the declaration, contained the following provision, “I understand and agree that if I commit suicide, whether sane or insane, voluntary or involuntary, there shall be payable to the beneficiaries entitled thereto five (5)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Continental Life Insurance v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Knights Templars & Masons Life Indemnity Co. v. CraytonIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Court of Honor v. ClarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- Petersen v. Midwest Transfer Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1951