Legal Opinion

Traders' Mutual Life Ins. v. Humphrey

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 28, 1903PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Assumpsit, on a beneficiary certificate. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion County; the Hon. Morton W. Thompson, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh

This is an action of assumpsit by appellee against appellant on a policy of life insurance or certificate of membership, issued by appellant on the life of Sarah O. Humphrey for $1,000, payable to appellee, her husband. Trial resulted in verdict and judgment for $1,036.62 in favor of appellee.

The declaration consists of one count, and avers that appellant, by its then corporate name, Triple Link Mutual Indemnity Association of Illinois, on September 21, 1893, issued its certificate and delivered it to Sarah C. Humphrey, who was then a member of Schuyler Lodge No. 39, Daughters of Rebekah, of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Healey v. Mutual Accident Ass'n of the NorthwestIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Best Brewing Co. v. KlassenIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. City of Peoria v. CalhounIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
  4. Prairie State Loan & Building Ass'n v. GorrieIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Illinois Central Railroad v. CassellIllinois Supreme Court · 1856

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Scharfenstein v. Forest City Knitting Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1929
  2. Van Vlissingen v. RothAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
  3. Julius v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1921
  4. Slansek v. Slovene National Benefit SocietyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935

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