Turner v. Modern Woodmen of America
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgar Eldredge, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
The Modem Woodmen of America, a fraternal beneficiary society, issued to George Arthur Turner a certificate wherein it agreed to pay to his mother, Addie L. Turner, and to his sister, Lottie B. Turner, each one thousand dollars in case of his death while a beneficial member of said society in good standing, which certificate was dated February 2, 1909. Turner died on July 25, 1910, of pulmonary tuberculosis. His sister, Lottie B. Turner, brought this suit to recover the sum payable to her by the terms of said certificate and filed an appropriate declaration; There were many pleas,…
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