Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen v. Lachmann
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
Appellees brought this suit in the circuit court of Cook county against appellant on a beneficiary certificate for §2000, issued to their father, Benjamin Lachmann, payable to them at his death. On a trial by jury they recovered a judgment for §2364.16,—the amount of the certificate, with interest. The jury, at the request of the defendant, made special findings, but none of them were inconsistent with the general verdict. The Appellate Court has affirmed the judgment of the circuit court, and the defendant appeals.
Benjamin Lachmann died on March 24, 1897, and the defense upon the trial was,…
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