Smith v. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
The record presents two questions, the decisions of which control the disposition of the case: First, did appellant have the right to deduct from the amount of the policy the excess mortality lien; and, second, was there an accord and satisfaction between the parties ?
Upon the question of the validity of the excess mortality lien or assessment the record shows that the deceased in his lifetime agreed with the Northwestern Company in the certificate of lien signed by him and dated October 28, 1899, that the $1,519.70, with any additional loan or charge, should “be a lien on the policy until…
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