Legal Opinion
Middleton v. North American Protective Ass'n
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 19, 1931PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Barry
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant, as beneficiary, sought to recover on an insurance certificate issued on the life of his sister. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and electing to abide by his declaration, the suit was dismissed at his costs. While the declaration is far from being a model to be recommended for general use, yet we are of the opinion that it states a cause of action. The certificate, issued May 19,1925, and the by-laws printed thereon, are set out in the declaration. One of the by-laws is to the effect that when a member is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ætna Insurance v. MaguireIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Delaney v. DelaneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Grier v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- American Insurance Union v. WoodardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Ellis v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of WorcesterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Crawford v. Abraham Lincoln Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1934
- Continental Illinois Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. Columbian Nat. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1935
- Luke Grain Co. v. Illinois Bankers Life Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931
- Rogers v. Western & Southern Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935
- Krajewski v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940