Glaspy v. United Brotherhood
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John C. Scovel, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
In February, 1902, Belvert Glaspy, deceased, became a member of Maceo Council, one of the subordinate councils of the United Brotherhood, a fraternal organization. At the same time the Imperial Council of the United Brotherhood issued a policy of insurance on the life of Glaspy in the sum of $648, in which the plaintiff in error, Gertrude Glaspy, is named as the beneficiary.
For a number of years prior to his death on June 16, 1908, Glaspy had been treasurer of the Imperial Council of the Organization, and also treasurer of Maceo Council. In December, 1907, being ill, Glaspy sent for the…
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