Legal Opinion

Beresh v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1912PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Writ op Error to the Branch “B” Appellate Court for the Eirst District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Julian W. Mack, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer

October 3, 1893, Eugene Beresh became a member of a subordinate lodge of plaintiff in error and a certificate for $2000 was issued to him, payable at his death to Otto and Freddie Goldberger, who were stated in the application of Beresh to be his nephews. Beresh died in December, 1893, and in 1895 Otto and Freddie Goldberger, for use of Anna Beresh, brought suit in the Cook circuit court against plaintiff in error and recovered a judgment for $2300, which was reversed by this court and the cause remanded. (Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor v. Goldberger, 175 Ill. 19.) On the case being…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Supreme Lodge Knights & Ladies of Honor v. MenkhausenIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Palmer v. WelchIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. United States Insurance v. LudwigIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor v. GoldbergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. LenahanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Desiron v. PelozaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941
  3. Townsend v. Postal Benefit Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931
  4. Estate of Eisen v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  5. Puleston v. AldermanSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

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