Grimme v. Grimme
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Copk county; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District affirming a decree of the superior court of Cook county in favor of appellee.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Copk county; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District affirming a decree of the superior court of Cook county in favor of appellee. The Supreme Lodge Order of Mutual Protection filed a bill of interpleader in the superior court of Cook county, making appellant and appellee defendants, praying that their conflicting claims to the proceeds of the benefit certificate issued by the order to William F.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The decision of this case involves interpretation and construction of the statutes of Missouri. When the order was incorporated, and down to and including the year 1899, the statutes of that State contained substantially the provision that any number of persons, not less than three, who shall have associated themselves by articles of agreement, in writing, as a society or organisation for benevolent, fraternal, beneficial or educational purposes, may be consolidated into a corporation, provided, always, that the purpose and scope of the association be clearly and fully set forth. (Rev. Stat.…
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