Burdine v. Grand Lodge of Alabama
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court.of. Pickens. Tried before tbe Hon. A. A... ColejiáN. This action was brought by the “Most Worshipful-Grand Lodge of Ancient Free-masons of Alabama and its Masonic Jurisdiction,” against James T. Burdine. The complaint contained the common =count for money had and received, and another on an. account.stated.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court.of. Pickens. Tried before tbe Hon. A. A... ColejiáN. This action was brought by the “Most Worshipful-Grand Lodge of Ancient Free-masons of Alabama and its Masonic Jurisdiction,” against James T. Burdine. The complaint contained the common =count for money had and received, and another on an. account.stated. The pleas were — 1st, the general issue ; -2d, payment; .and, ,3d, that-the plaintiff, never was a corporation .authorized to sue on said causes of action. Before the trial was commenced, as the bill of exceptions shows, the defendant challenged for-cause two…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
It is certainly- a good and wholesome rule, which should be strictly regarded, that any pecuniary interest, even' the smallest, in ’the event Of the suit, will disqualify a person from serving on the jury charged with its trial. This rule-is necessary as a protection to the public interest, and as a guaranty of that purity and integrity in the administration of the law, which alone can inspire respect for, and confidence in our judicial tribunals. — Russell v. Hamilton, 2 Scam. 56 ; Lynch v. Horry, 1 Bay, 229; Wood v. Stoddard, 2 Johns. 194; Finch’s Law, 399 ; Hesketh v. Braddock, 3 Burr.…
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