Prokes v. Bohemian Roman Catholic First Central Union
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Ben M. Smith, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baldwin
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee brought suit in the Superior Court of Cook county, to recover from appellant, a fraternal beneficiary society, upon a certificate issued by ih Judgment was entered upon a verdict for $1000, which the court below refused to vacate, and the defendant there appealed to this court.
The declaration alleges that appellant issued its certificate to one Joseph Prokes, wherein it is provided that he is “entitled to participate in the death beneficiary fund to the extent of one thousand dollars, which sum, shall at his death, be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Taylor v. RichmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900