Dillon v. National Council Knights & Ladies of Security
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This is an action brought by plaintiff in error, Mary Dillon, in the superior court of Cook county, against defendant in error, the National Council Knights and Ladies of Security, a fraternal beneficiary society, to recover upon a benefit.certificate issued by defendant in error to Hanora McCaffrey, a member of said society, and payable, upon her death in good standing in said order, to plaintiff in error. On a trial in the superior court the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in error for $1309.40, being the amount of the certificate and interest. Judgment being entered on this…
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