Grand Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen v. Jesse
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit on a beneficiary certificate. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Bbentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in,this court at the October term, 1892.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion or the Court,
Shepard, J.
October 24, 1887, the appellant issued to Charles Jesse a beneficiary certificate for $2,000.
The certificate on its face recites that “ Brother Charles Jesse, a master workman degree member of Douglas Lodge, Ho. 177, of said order, is entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and to participate in the beneficiary fund of the order to the amount of $3,000, which sum shall, at his death, be paid to his wife, Mary Jesse.
This certificate is issued upon the express condition that Charles Jesse shall, in every…
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