Kennedy v. Modern Woodmen of America
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Douglas county; the Hon. Solon Philbrick, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This was an action of assumpsit commenced in the circuit court of Douglas county on the 31st day of January, 1907, by the appellee, Johanna Kennedy, against the appellant, the Modern Woodmen of America, upon a benefit certificate issued by the appellant to James Kennedy, bearing date the 19th day of February, 1896, arid in and by which certificate the appellant agreed to pay to the appellee, the wife of James Kennedy, in case of his death, the sum of $2000. A trial resulted in a judgment and verdict in favor of the appellee, and the appellant prosecuted an appeal to the Appellate Court for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Quock Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Dunn v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Whiting v. NichollIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Podolski v. StoneIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Anderson v. LiljengrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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