Carter v. Employees' Benefit Ass'n of American Steel Foundries
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the City Court of Granite City; the Hon. M. R. Sullivan, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
Appellees brought suit in the City Court of Granite City to recover certain death benefits alleged to be due from appellant by reason of a certificate of membership issued by it to Tom Carter, deceased. The trial was before the court without a jury upon a stipulation of facts, and no propositions of law were presented. Judgment was rendered in favor of appellees for $720, and an appeal taken to this court.
Appellant was a voluntary, unincorporated organization jointly formed by the American Steel Foundries and its employees. On November 9, 1916, Tobias Carter, an employee of the American Steel…
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