Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Mead

1. This case was tried in the city court of Blaekshear. The plaintiff had demanded in writing a trial by twelve jurors. Upon the call of the case for trial the judge caused a list of twenty-four jurors to be made up from the jurors who had been drawn and summoned to try cases at that term of court; and in this list were the names of five .jurors, three of whom were related within the prohibited degree to one Ray Riggins, who was an employee of the defendant at the time the cause of action sued on arose, and who, it was averred by the plaintiff, used to her the alleged offensive and insulting…