Supreme Lodge v. Zerulla
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a contract of life insurance. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elbridge Haxecy, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Windes
delivered the opinion of the court.
The first claim made is that the court should have found the issues for the defendant. We can not so hold as a matter of law.
The evidence on behalf of appellee tends to show a state of facts which would justify a recovery, but there is a conflict in the evidence as to the extent of the insanity of Mr. Jordan when he committed suicide, as we think the clear preponderance of the evidence shows he did. That he was insane for some weeks prior to his suicide, the evidence tends strongly to establish, as well as to show that he was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People ex rel. Keefe v. Women's Catholic Order of ForestersIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Metropolitan Safety Fund Accident Ass'n v. WindoverIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Stephenson v. Piscataqua Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1866
- Grand Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. RandolphIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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