Dromgold v. Royal Neighbors of America
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. McKenzie ClELANd, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This was a suit brought by appellant in the municipal court of Chicago to recover from appellee, a fraternal beneficiary society, $1000 on a certificate issued to his wife. The trial before the court resulted,in a judgment for $1000 in favor of appellant. On a writ of error the Appellate Court reversed the judgment without remanding the cause and granted a certificate of importance. This appeal followed.
December 21, 1896, Ella Bell Dromgold, the wife of appellant, became a charter member of Crystal Camp No. 468 of the Royal Neighbors, at Seneca, Illinois, and a beneficiary certificate for…
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