Legal Opinion
Supreme Council v. Curd
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1884PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District ; — heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. J. W. Wilkin, Jddge, presiding. This was-a suit brought by Amanda A. Curd, against the Supreme Council of Boyal Templars of Temperance, to recover upon a certificate, in the nature of a policy of life insurance, issued by that order to the plaintiff’s husband, and in which she was named as the beneficiary.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield
Daniel Curd, on the 26th of November, 1881, presented to the Supreme Council of Boyal Templars of Temperance, the following:
“To the Supreme Council B. T. of T.:
“I, Daniel Curd, having made application for Membership in Veritas Council No. 2, Boyal Templars of Temperance, do hereby agree that compliance on my part with all the laws, regulations and requirements which are or may be hereafter enacted by said order, is the express condition .upon which I am to be entitled to participate in the beneficiary fund of the order, and have and enjoy all the other privileges of said order. I certify that…
2Cited by16 opinions
- Howe v. Patrons' Mutual Fire Ins.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
- Treat v. Merchants' Life Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Langnecker v. Trustees of the Grand Lodge Ancient Order of United WorkmenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Gibbs v. People's National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Lewine ex rel. Wolford v. Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias of the WorldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
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