Franklin Life Insurance v. People ex rel. Atwood
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson county; the Hon. Oliver A. Harker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the Fourth District affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Williamson county in an action of debt to recover a penalty for a violation of the provisions of an act entitled “An act to correct certain abuses and prevent unjust discriminations of and by life insurance companies doing business in this State, between insurants of the same class and equal expectation of life, in the rates, amount or payment of premiums, in the return of premiums, dividends, rebates or other benefits,” approved June 19, 1891, in force July 1, 1891,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mullinix v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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