Supreme Lodge v. Reyman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in equity to determine ownership of funds arising from benefit certificate. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in tiie Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1905. Statement by the Court.
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Bill in equity to determine ownership of funds arising from benefit certificate. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in tiie Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1905. Statement by the Court. The facts in this case are embodied' in a written stipulation between the parties, the substance of which, material to be considered, is as follows: “ The appellant, Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, was on April 23d, 1884, a corporation duly organized in the District of Columbia, United States' of America, and existing under and by…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presidins Justice Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
The assignments of eryor present the questions whether Denmark Lodge Mo. 112, Knights of Pythias, at the time it was appointed beneficiary in the Madsen benefit certificate, was a lawful beneficiary, qualified to receive the benefit therein provided for, or not. And if it was a lawful beneficiary, what effect did the subsequently enacted bylaws of the Supreme Lodge, or the Acts of 1893 and 1895 of the Illinois Legislature, or the Act of Congress of 1894, have upon the certificate and the power and right of Denmark Lodge to receive…
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