Hayes v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. Plaintiffs in error, by their next friend, brought their action in the Coles circuit court, against the defendant in error.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. Plaintiffs in error, by their next friend, brought their action in the Coles circuit court, against the defendant in error. Plaintiffs counted— First—On a written policy of insurance dated February 16, 1874, upon the life of Job M. Hayes, for $12,000, for the benefit of plaintiffs in error, issued by the defendant company; averred the death of the assured in August, 1876, and the liability of the defendant company to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope
It is contended by plaintiffs in error that the finding of facts recited in the final order of the Appellate Court was not sufficient, and not such as is required by the 87th section of the Practice act. In the section referred to it is provided, that “if any final determination of any cause, as specified in the preceding sections, shall be made by the Appellate Court, as the result, wholly or in part, of the finding of the facts concerning the matter in controversy, different from the finding of the court from which such cause was brought by appeal or writ of error, it shall be the duty of…
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