Mason v. Supreme Court of Honor
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a certificate of insurance. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian County; the Hon. Truman E. Ames, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker
The suit was brought upon a life insurance certificate held by Dr. J. Frank Mason in his lifetime, in the Supreme Court of Honor, for the benefit of appellant. The certificate was issued on the 4th of November, 1897, and the insured died by his own hand December 7, 1897. The certificate contained the following condition: “ This order will not pay the benefits of members who commit suicide, whether sane or insane, except it be committed in delirium resulting from illness or while the member is under treatment for insanity, or has been judicially declared insane.” In addition to the general…
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