Dickerson v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This is an action in assumpsit, commenced on May 25, 1899, by the appellant, Millie M. Dickerson, against the appellee, the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, upon a policy' of insurance, taken out on December 18, 1896, by Samuel H. Dickerson of Cleveland, Ohio, husband of appellee, for the sum of $2000.00, payable to his wife, the appellant. Upon the face of the policy the appellee promises to pay the money in…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
First—The policy of insurance, here sued upon, contains the following provision: ' “This policy * * * is issued and accepted by the parties in interest subject to the conditions and provisions stated on the second page of this policy, which are hereby made part of this contract.” No. 2 of the conditions referred to provides that, “if, within two years from the date hereof, the said insured shall * * * undertake an aerial voyage, or shall die in consequence of a duel, or shall, whether sane or insane, die by his own hand, then, and in every such case, this policy shall be null and void.”
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- Life Insurance v. TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
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- Peoria Marine & Fire Insurance v. BottoIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Phœnix Ins. v. StevensonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
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