Columbus Mutual Life Ass'n v. Hanrahan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a policy of life insurance. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hoh. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
This was an action upon an insurance policy issued to Patrick McBride, under which judgment for $1,Í40.14 was rendered against appellant.
Appellant insists that the,policy lapsed some three weeks before the death of McBride.
A payment of a quarterly assessment was past due March 15, 1897. This was not received at that time at the office of the company, and the bookkeeper of the company wrote in its books with reference to McBride’s policy “ lapsed.”
April 6, 1897, McBride died. On that day there was received at the office of1 the company an application for re-instatement having appended thereto…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Railway Passenger & Freight Conductors' Mutual Aid & Benefit Ass'n v. TuckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Northwestern Traveling Men's Ass'n v. SchaussIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assn. v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- United Order of Good Samaritans v. AndersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926