Jackson v. Security Mutual Life Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. W. Pinckney, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. W. Pinckney, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county in an action in assumpsit brought by appellant to recover from appellee a balance of $7500 alleged to be due upon an insurance policy for $10,000, issued November 17, 1897, upon the life of her husband, William S. Jackson. Appellant also seeks to recover $409.68 which she claims was paid by her to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
William S. Jackson died on July 18, 1898, and proper proofs of his death were furnished appellee. Shortly thereafter H. J. McCormick, appellee’s representative, made an investigation in Chicago and vicinity concerning the family history of Jackson, to determine the truth or falsity of certain answers in the application. While in Chicago McCormick called at the home of appellant and told her the result of his investigations. His testimony and hers do not agree as to what he said at this conversation, but it was, in effect, that he had found certain facts which showed her husband had not given…
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