Legal Opinion

Harris v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1940No. 25534. Judgment affirmedPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shaw

This is an appeal on certificate of importance issued by the Appellate Court for the Fourth District. In that court the matter came up on appeal from the circuit court of Williamson county wherein Emma E. Harris recovered a judgment against the appellant in the sum of $1489.40 upon a benefit certificate insuring the life of James Harris, her son. A full statement of the pleadings will be found in the Appellate Court report (302 Ill. App. 310) and since there is no issue on them we will not repeat them here.

The facts found by a jury and approved by the Appellate Court are as follows: The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dromgold v. Royal Neighbors of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Harris v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1939

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Continental Paper Grading Co. v. Howard T. Fisher & Associates, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Riddle v. General Union of International Brotherhood of BlacksmithsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941
  3. Gimmeson v. Illinois Power Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  4. Tesk v. SagerstromAppellate Court of Illinois · 1942
  5. Stone v. Tri-State Mutual Life Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941

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