Grand Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Randolph

The appellee brought suit in assumpsit in the circuit court of St. Clair county against the appellant, a fraternal beneficial society of this State, on a certificate of membership, to recover the amount stipulated in the constitution of the society for a 'total permanent disability. The pleadings and proof show that appellee was thrown from a locomotive engine and the bones of his right leg were broken, and that he was thereby permanéntly disabled. He obtained a judgment in the circuit court for the amount provided to be paid on account of such injuries, together with interest thereon at five…