Covenant Mutual Life Ass'n v. Tuttle
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a certificate of membership in a fraternal insurance association. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. John C. Garver, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Crabtree
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of assumpsit brought by appellee against appellant to recover the amount claimed to be due upon a beneficiary certificate issued by appellant upon the life of Isaac C. Tuttle, now deceased, and in which certificate appellee was named as the beneficiary.
It was averred in the declaration that on March 4, 1879, appellant executed and delivered to said Isaac C. Tuttle a certificate of membership in the defendant association for the sum of $5,000, and that thereafter said certificate was surrendered, and by mutual…
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