Bruce v. Illinois Bankers Life Ass'n
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hamilton county; the Hon. Charles H. Miller, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
On November 28, 1912, appellant, the Illinois Bankers Life Association, issued to Albert N. Bruce its certificate or policy of insurance in the sum of $2,000, in which policy or certificate appellees, the three sons of the insured, were named as beneficiaries. In July, 1913, the assured with the consent of appellant changed the beneficiaries in said certificate or policy from appellees, his sons, to B. L. Bruce and W. A. Bruce, Jr., his nephews. .The assured died on May 3, 1914, and the record discloses that settlement was made by appellant with said last-named beneficiaries.
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