Supreme Hive Ladies of the Maccabees of the World v. Harrington

On the 18th day of May, 1898, the appellant, being a fraternal beneficiary society organized tinder the laws of the State of Michigan, issued a benefit certificate to Ellen Hickey for the sum of $1000. The beneficiaries named in the certificate are the appellees, nieces of Ellen Hickey. The insured died on the 17th day of February, 1904. Proofs of. death were furnished, and upon appellant’s refusal to pay the amount mentioned in the certificate, an action of assumpsit was begun by the beneficiaries on the 7Ü1 day of February, 1905, when a summons issued out of the city court of Chicago…