Kresin v. Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William K. WIiitfield, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1919.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Graves
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee was named as the beneficiary in a certificate of membership issued to her husband, Herman Kresin, by appellant on October 5, 1915. The application for this certificate of membership, which was signed by the husband, contained the statement that his age was 45 years. In fact he was 51 years old when the application was signed. The by-laws of the order prohibited taking members who were more than 50 years of age.
Upon proof of the death of Herman Kresin being made, appellant refused payment of the certificate. Appellee then…
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