The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-18
SUICIDE CLAUSE
IS WITHOUT FORCE.
Illinois Supreme Court Renders
Opfnfon i'm Case of Maccabees
Of the World.
REP1iRLlc SPECIAL.

clause contained in the insurance PoiCes
of the Maccabees Of the World Is WIFI
out force. according to a decision given M
the case Of the Maccabees OF the Worio
against Minnie NJ. Steinsland and others.
The Supreme Court affirmed the 1uog-
ment of the lower courts
In 1885 when a benefit certificate was
issued to S,einsland. the bylaws provioeo
that II the insured committed smcaoe'
whether sane or insane at the time, no
benefit should be paid. In 1891 this clause
In the bylaws was changed SO that In
cause of suicide within five years me
treasurer should be liable for only the as
In he Circuit Court Of Cook County
iur, returned verdict for s2@o and also
found that the deceased dio n0e COME "
his death by committing sn SsS,Go, ne his
home, his head being SUSPENDED ABOUT 81
inches from the floor, and dearh resui.eu
directly from strangulaton. Inc Apps1.
late Court affirmed the verdict OF the
ia1rer court and the DEGREES are afhrmeo
by the Supreme Court. @,,,,
In decision In case which came from
Chicago. the Supreme rem n SG Saards of educa
don Is subject to special assessment 1or
local improvements
The court flnds that special road ana s,a
bridge tax of 80 cents on 500 Of taxabie
property. levied in 1902. in the village OF
EeorTeiown. Vernilion County. is void
and, therefore, uncouectiele- The case IS
Railroad Company VS. the People. The
railroad company refused to pay the ad.
ditional road and bridge tax ana 1uogmens
was rendered against its properly; Inc
case, with directions. The additional tax
was voted at special election held In
the four precincts Of the town.
OPINIONS
,oodar,H &C %o1lnuc.
Afarmed-villags Of Russelvills vs.. Purdy;
row W National Lead Company: London Guar.
sn.es and Accident Company Va Horn: forty
vs. Webster; Dunfee Mutual Building and
Loan Association: Denpster vs.. Roseh!n Gene
tery Company: Lang vs.. MetzSef: People vs..
Hathaway; Chicago CITY Railway We. Carroll;
Consolidated Fireworks Co. We. koehl: Chicago
CITY Railway VI. McMeen: Jarvis vs. Binkiey;
Corning Co Va Woolner: Bodelsen vs.. SVEN
sen; People Va Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway; Hazner VS.. People: Ducuoin Wa
terworks Va PARKS: Broggard VI Gale; Supreme
Tent Of knights Of Naccabees vs. Stansiand:
1Gouaenca Stone Company vs.. Turrell: Rexro;h
". Schsen: Chicago and Alton VS.. Wise; Illinois
Steel Company W. wierzbcky: Grove and Sand
Ridge Railway Va Herman: Rankin Vs. SHARP
les: Merchants Loan and Trust Company vs.
Weller; knights Teinplar and Masons' Lie In
osmnity Va Val; Missouri Malleable Iron Com
pany VI Dillon: North Chicago Street Rail-
way ~ wslinsr; McDavid vs. Sutton: KRAFT
~. Hoffman: Cchowtcz Va International Pack
ing Company: Chicago City Railway Va. Mead:
Gage VI City Of Chicago: NcChesney Vi. Chi
caro-: PittsburE. Cincinnati and Chicago vs.
Banfl: Stanley u. Marshall: Bruen VS.: The
People; Land Va Land; Deemer VS.. Kessinger;
G Sarsssss vs. People Marie Nsshodis. caWeh
Ehl Msd5,s ne das Es0as s vs.
smith: Becker VI Becker. Knickerbocker Ice
g Re Hak sgohT People Ss Ss # Sai
ss Grand Ledse LoesTosivs F1.e RENE VI or
s s;s va aei. pTsco
Davis: Mechesney VS.. Chicago: City Of chicago
brown Doyle ps We reo jones' VS. G.aase
PERI VS. People: Miservey VS.. People: Carter VS.
Love: People Va Chicago and ,oh ,in oase a ys
iowa RaiiWss: People VS.. Floryille: craner vs..
.ts G:::s. I'd ss,isss
s srens a coans i ROYAL ' league. Chicago and
Grand Trunk Railway vs.: Hart Landt VS..
sSn aame Savings xs aa State ssnR VS.
Peoria Agricultural Association. Chicago: Bur.
81 Macon asieS Kssien chi
fss aa VS. sen People BeWser W. People
Pike vs, People. Donohue vs., People; Graham
E..esn rsops Chicago and anf
.sskes Elesss.c Ms sss Gsgs VS. s.o pesse
sssi, as: :csa. 1884. 1895. 1897. aess): McChes-
ney VS.. People. Wetnore vs.. People. Chicago
Union Traction Company rs. Browdy People
VS. Burke. Cleveland Cincinnati. chicago and
St Louis We. People, Clos vs. Cessna Clos VS.
Affirmed in Part. Reversed in Part. and Re-
Aanded-Skahen Vs. Irving. Thompson vs. Ad-
(eAs: Village Of Lee Harris: Cincinnati In
laianapolis and Western VS.. People: Chicago.
Pesria and St Louis Railway Us. Vaughn;
Oentzer Va Smeltx.
Rule Absolute-Peopls ex rel. Va. Bel,nski
Sustained In Part and IN Part Not Sustained
Appeal OF wilrnerton Board of Review sus-
tained in rart and in part not sustained.
Disnssed-Chadwick VS.. the People: Holmes
Reversed. Judgment Entered IN Supreme
Court-Cincinnati. Indianapolis and Western vs..
People.
Order acknowledgements Of Northwestern
Decree Modified and Afnmed-Butler W.
Brown.