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DEMPSEY v. NAT. LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

No. 31265.

404 Ill. 423 (1949)

88 N.E.2d 874

JOHN T. DEMPSEY, Public Administrator, Appellant, v. THE NATIONAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 22, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MOSES, BACHRACH & KENNEDY, of Chicago, (HERBERT H. KENNEDY, MORRIS SOLOMON, FELIX VISK, and WILLIAM C. WINES, of counsel,) for appellant.

KELLY & CRAWFORD, of Chicago, (RAYMOND H. GROBLE, JR., of counsel,) for appellee.

Appellate Court reversed; superior court affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMPSON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a suit brought by appellant, the public administrator of Cook County, as administrator of the estate of the deceased beneficiary under a policy of life insurance to which was attached a war rider. The suit was for the recovery of full benefits under the policy. From a verdict and judgment in the superior court of Cook County for $6463.55, the...

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