Croak v. High Court of the Independent Order of Foresters
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a beneficiary certificate.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895. Statement of the Case.
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Assumpsit, on a beneficiary certificate.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895. Statement of the Case. This was an action brought by Mrs. Lizzie Croak against the High Court of the Independent Order of Foresters of Illinois to recover §1,000, the amount of an endowment certificate issued to her husband, Philip Croak, on April 21, 1883, the certificate being payable to Mrs. Lizzie Croak. On the 20th day of July, 1885, charges, with specifications, were preferred against Philip Croak by a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
No one is compelled to belong to such a society as the appellee. Those who do become members are, as to their rights therein and thereunder, bound by the rules and regulations of such bodies, and if they have any grievance because of the failure of the society to observe its rules and regulations, to the tribunals provided by the order, if any, for the redress of grievance, must they appeal before they can resort for redress to the courts of the land. If the laws of such society provide for an appeal from the first court before which members may be heard, one aggrieved by the decision of such…
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