Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Safety Fund Accident Ass'n v. Windover

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1891PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that.court on appeal'from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey

This was a suit in assumpsit, brought by Phoebe Windover against the Metropolitan Safety Fund Accident Association, to recover the amount claimed to be due upon a membership certificate issued by said association to George Windover, the plaintiff’s son. The defendant is an association incorporated in January, 1885, under the act of the General Assembly of this State, entitled, “An Act to provide for the organization and management of corporations, associations or societies for the purpose of furnishing life indemnity or pecuniary benefits to widows," orphans, heirs, relatives and devisees of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Tobin v. Western Mutual Aid SocietySupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
  2. Rockford Insurance v. NelsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Erdmann v. Mutual Insurance Co. of the Order of Herman's Sons of WisconsinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Rice v. New England Mutual Aid SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
  5. Johnson v. Southern Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1881

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Mee v. Bankers' Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
  2. Dromgold v. Royal Neighbors of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Daniher v. Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United WorkmenUtah Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen v. SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
  5. Prosser v. Carolina Mutual Benefit Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936

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