Franklin Life Ins. v. People ex rel. Yancey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Suit to Recover Statutory Penalty.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson County; the Hon. Oliver A. Barker, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthihgtokt
This was a suit in the Circuit Court by appellee against appellant to recover the penalty for allowing rebates, or discriminations between life insurants of the same class from rates of life insurance established by the appellant life insurance company.
The declaration consists of three counts, all substantially the same, and alleges an issue of a life policy to one Edward L. Dwyer for $1,000 by defendant company, acting through one H. C. Parr, agent, and charges an unjust distinction and discrimination in its established rates in favor of said Dwyer, and which discrimination was not embodied…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. McMahonIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Noecker v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Hicks v. SillimanIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- St. Louis, Alton & Chicago Railroad v. DalbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
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- Metropolitan Life Ins. v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903