Legal Opinion

Columbian Circle v. Mudra

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1921No. 13949PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Second Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Denis E. Sullivan, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone

On March 24, 1899, the order of the Columbian Knights issued a benefit certificate to James Mudra, now deceased, in the sum of $1000, payable at his death to Anna Mudra, his wife. Subsequent to the issuing of this certificate the name of the order was changed to the Columbian Circle. Mudra applied in writing on March 13, 1916, for a new certificate and for a change of beneficiary, stating in his application that the original certificate had been lost and directing that the benefits be paid as follows: To Anna Mudra, his wife, $5; Ralph Mudra, a son, $10; Eddie Mudra, a son, $10; Joseph…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Supreme Council Royal Arcanum v. TracyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Summers v. SummersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  2. Johnson v. North American Life & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  3. Massachusetts Linotyping Corp. v. FieldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  4. Travelers Insurance Co. v. GeboSupreme Court of Vermont · 1934
  5. Jacobson v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925

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