Northwestern Traveling Men's Ass'n v. Crawford
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in equity to enforce benefit certificate. Appeal from .the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brbntano, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from a decree of the Superior Court ordering the appellant to pay to the appellee out of a certain fund in its possession the sum of $1,500 with interest and costs.
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Bill in equity to enforce benefit certificate. Appeal from .the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brbntano, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from a decree of the Superior Court ordering the appellant to pay to the appellee out of a certain fund in its possession the sum of $1,500 with interest and costs. The decree recites that the appellant, the defendant below, has created and maintained “an emergency fund” in compliance with the requirements of the statute of the state and its own by-laws, to which one…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
Three questions are raised by the record in this case. First. Was there at any time anything due from the appellant to the appellee in addition to what has been paid her?
Secondly. If there was, did the reception by the complainant of the $2,499.90 paid by the defendant under the circumstances detailed in the prefixed statement, constitute an accord and satisfaction, so that the complainant no longer has a claim for more ?
Thirdly. If there is still a claim for a balance outstanding, is this claim enforceable in equity under the bill in this…
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