Mitchell v. Supreme Lodge
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Error to the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. E. R. E. Kimbrough, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Philbrick
This is a suit to recover on a benefit certificate issued by plaintiff in error, a fraternal beneficiary society. The record shows it is organized and doing business under the laws of the State of Illinois; that its principal office is at Effingham, in the State of Illinois. Suit was brought to the October term, 1907, of the Vermilion County Circuit Court. Declaration was filed with ad damnum at $2,000. No summons was ever issued to Effingham county where defendant has its office, and where its principal officers reside. Summons was issued September 26, 1907, to the sheriff of Vermilion…
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