Modern Woodmen of America v. Wieland
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a certificate of life insurance. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County; the Hon. William H. Gest, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
This was a suit brought by Christina Wieland, the widow of George Wieland, deceased, against the Modern Woodmen of America, upon a certificate issued by that society to her husband, designated therein as “ neighbor George Wieland.” This certificate agreed that upon the death of George Wieland while a member of that fraternity in good standing, his wife, Christina, should be paid from its benefit fund an amount not exceeding $2,000. The certificate was expressly made subject to the conditions on the back thereof and named in its fundamental laws, and was made “ liable to forfeiture if said…
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