Nowak v. Murray
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill of interpleader. Error to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
At the time John Riggs became a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters one of the purposes of the order was “ to establish a widows’ and orphans’ fund for the benefit of dependents of deceased members.” In his application Riggs directed that the benefit should be paid “ to my wife, Mary A. Riggs, subject to such future disposal of the benefits among my dependents as I may hereafter direct, in compliance with the rules of the order.”
Upon the back of this application is an unsigned direction, “ Pay to Mrs. Mary A. Riggs, my' wife, to be held in trust by her for my adopted daughter Ruby Belle…
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