Rowden v. Travelers Protective Ass'n of America
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. Harry M. Waggoner, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1915. Certiorari denied hy Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This is an action in assumpsit begun by Belle Row-den and others, the widow and children of James C. Rowden, deceased, against the Travelers Protective Association of. America, to recover the amount of an accident insurance benefit certificate on the life of James C. Rowden, in which the plaintiffs are named as beneficiaries. The plaintiffs recovered a verdict and judgment for $5,000. The defendant appeals.
The declaration avers that appellant, an insurance corporation, in 1906, issued to James C. Rowden a certificate of membership and insurance, a copy of which is set forth, in haec verba;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Healey v. Mutual Accident Ass'n of the NorthwestIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Atlanta Accident Ass'n v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- City of Chicago v. DidierIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Travelers' Insurance v. MurraySupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
- Standard Life & Accident Insurance v. SchmaltzSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
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- Griswold v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1935
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