Northwestern Traveling Men's Ass'n v. Schauss
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action on a mutual benefit certificate. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles R. Starr, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion oe the Court.
The question in this cause is whether John Schauss was a member of appellant company, in good standing at the time of his death. It is admitted by appellant association that he was a member in good standing up to August 20, 1887, but it is contended that he forfeited his membership on that date by failing to pay $2 of an assessment of $6 theretofore levied by the association. He did pay the $2, but it was. not received by the association until the 24th day of August, '1887, and it was not sent by Schauss until the 23d of August,…
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