Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen v. Belcham
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by Maggie Belcham against the Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Bloomington Lodge No. 63, Ancient Order of United Workmen, upon a beneficiary certificate insuring the life of her husband, Thomas W. Belcham. On the trial of the cause before a jury the plaintiff recovered, and the defendants appealed to the Appellate Court, where the judgment was affirmed. The principal grounds relied upon on the trial in the Circuit Court to defeat a recovery were: First, that there was no joint liability of the two defendants; second, that Thomas W. Belcham was not a…
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