Scheiber v. Protected Home Circle
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John H. Hume, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
Two contentions are presented by this appeal. Defendant’s contention is that George S. Scheiber was not a member of its society at the time of his death, nor since June, 1906; while plaintiff contends, and the court below held, that the notice of suspension was not sufficient to operate as a forfeiture of all claims under the benefit certificate issued to Scheiber by defendant.
The court held as a proposition of law that the insanity of Scheiber “did not relieve him from a compliance with the rules and regulations of the defendant society, relating to the reinstatement of suspended members.”…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. AmermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Hansen v. Supreme Lodge Knights of HonorIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Hamilton v. ScullyIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- McLaughlin v. Supreme Council Catholic Knights of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Noel v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
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