Wallace v. Madden
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
The facts in this case have been agreed upon by written stipulation. There is therefore no controversy in regard to the facts. From the stipulation it appears the Catholic Order of Foresters is a fraternal beneficiary society, duly incorporated on the 24th day of May, 1883, under the laws of the State of Illinois. In the month of June, 1894, the society adopted the constitution and bylaws which were in force February 20, 1895, when William Wallace, an unmarried man, became a member of the society. The constitution of the society contained, among other provisions, the following:
“(2) Endowment…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Alexander v. ParkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by14 opinions
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- National Union v. KeefeIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Grimme v. GrimmeIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Farrenkoph v. HolmIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- National Union v. KeefeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
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