Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Nov'^fif^Jgs \ GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS. 105
The claimant was afflicted with sciatic rheumatism. He was an insurance
agent, engaged in soliciting business and malting collections.
The duties of his vocation, which from the nature of the character of
insurance he was engaged in required a large amount of walking, he
was unable to perform, and he employed others to do the same for him
during the three weeks of his sickness. At the expiration of the three
weeks he reported himself as well. During the three weeks he took
some out-door exercise, and being Noble Grand of his Lodge, attended
one or more meetings.
The Brother and the Lodge both are acting in good faith and wish
this case decided upon its merits and the fact that the Brother was
not notified that his name was dropped from the sick list is not relied
on, as the Brother does not wish the benefits unless he is clearly entitled
to them, and the Lodge is willing to pay if the facts and the law requires
it to do so.
Much of the testimony against the claim is based on the declared
understanding of the witness that a person is not entitled to benefits
unless confined to bed or house. This is not the law, and a Brother is
rather to be commended than otherwise for doing what he deems will
contribute to his cure.
In a disease of this character the person afflicted is certainly the
best judge of his ability to perform labor, and in a case like this, where
no suspicion of bad faith attaches to his testimony, should have great
infiuence in the case, and as fhe action of the Lodge seems to be based
on a misapprehension of the law, and as the weight of eviaence is with
the claimant, the appeal is sustained and Sparta Lodge, No. 52, is hereby
directed to pay to the appellant the one week's benefit in controversy.
ALFRED ORENDORFF,
R. W. S. WHEATLEY,
HENRY PHILLIPS,
C. B. SAMPSON,
WM. SCHUCHERT,
Committee
CASE NO. 202.
Grand View Lodge, No. 614 ) Before Committee on Judiciary and
vs. y Appeals
Edgar Lodge, No. 91. 1 February Session, 1898. •
Opinion by Bro. R. W. S. Wheatley, of No. 232.
This is an appeal from the action of the Grand Master.
The facts show that in July, 1897, a member of Grand View Lodge
was taken bad sick at Paris, 111., within the jurisdiction of Edgar Lodge,
No. 91, July 5th. Edgar Lodge wrote a letter to Grandview Lodge, informing
said Lodge of the condition of the Brother and stating that it