Bailey v. Fraternal Reserve Life Ass'n
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1916. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eldredge
On the 11th day of January, 1912, appellant issued to Thomas Jefferson Bailey a policy of life insurance, called a certificate of membership, for the sum of $2,000, payable to appellee, a brother of the insured. The certificate recites that the insured, a member of Tallula Lodge No; 37 of said association located at Tallula, Illinois, is, while in good standing, entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership in the association, and entitled to participate in the benefit fund of said association, in the manner and upon the conditions printed therein and on the back thereof, “subject…
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