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Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Frommhold

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 14, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Assumpsit, on an insurance policy. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Adams

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an action by appellee upon a policy of insurance on the life of her husband, for her benefit, and for the sum of $5,000. Appellee recovered judgment in the trial court. The policy is dated December 2, 1890, and provides for the payment by the assured, in advance, of the sum of $131.50, and the like sum on or before November 4th, in every year during the continuance of the contract, at the office of the society in the city of New York, and in and by the policy the appellant promises “ to pay to Barbara Frommhold, if living,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Scudder v. Union National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Henderson v. Carbondale Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Ruse v. . the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
  4. Hartford Fire Insurance v. WalshIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Griffith v. N.Y. Life Ins. Co.California Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Stiegler v. Eureka Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
  2. Broderick v. McGuireSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
  3. Haag v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1930
  4. Rawleigh Medical Co. v. BurneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  5. Winward v. LincolnSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1902

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