Hofeld v. Nationwide Life Insurance

Plaintiff’s decedent filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County wherein judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff and against the defendant in the sum of $17,516.46, plus interest. The appellate court affirmed (7 Ill. App. 3d 226), and we granted leave to appeal.

The National Association of Women’s and Children’s Apparel Salesmen, Inc. (NAWCAS), a Georgia corporation, with its office in Atlanta, Georgia, is a national organization of traveling salesmen who sell women’s and children’s apparel. Albert F. Hofeld, plaintiff’s decedent, a resident of Illinois, was a member of NAWCAS. The…