Otis v. Beckwith
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; the Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was a bill in chancery, exhibited in the Superior Court of Chicago, by Thomas L. Beckwith, claiming to be the assignee of Edward Sacket, deceased, of a certain policy executed by the Hew York Life Insurance Company, to the deceased in his lifetime, against Joseph S. Otis, the administrator, Hannah L. Sacket, the widow, and Hobart S., George B., Frederick A., and Walter D. Sacket, his heirs at law, and the insurance company.
The bill alleges the policy was for $3,000 upon the life of Edward Sacket, and was delivered to him on or about the 10th of February, 1862, and that he, thereafter,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Masterson v. CheekIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
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