Legal Opinion

County of Carroll v. Durham

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 25, 1905No. Gen. No. 4,435Published

Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit' Court of Carroll County; the Hon. Richard S. Farrand, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell

During the impanelment of á jury in the case of The People against Estelle and others in the Circuit Court of Carroll County, the regular panel of the petit jury was exhausted by challenges. The court ordered a venire to issue for fifty persons having the qualifications of jurors, to fill the panel for that trial. The defendants objected to the service of said writ by the sheriff. 'The court then appointed Greorge S. Durham a special bailiff to serve said writ, and he served it, and afterward brought this suit against the county of Carroll to recover the fees and mileage to which he claimed…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. FosterIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. County of LaSalle v. MilliganIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Hahl v. BrooksIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Guyman v. BurlingameIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  5. McCann v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1878

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