Kidder v. Supreme Assembly of American Stars of Equity
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. R. S. Fabrand, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis
Fred J. Kidder was examined by Dr. J. G. Woker for membership in the Supreme Assembly of the American Stars of Equity, a fraternal beneficiary corp oration organized under the laws of Illinois, and was admitted to the society on his report, and a certificate of insurance for $1,000 was issued to him April 26, 1904, wherein his mother, Amanda Kidder, was named as the beneficiary. The application signed by Kidder, stated, among other things, that he had never had paralysis, and contained the following:
“I further agree that, the answers made by me to the questions propounded by the medical…
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