Hughes v. City of Cairo
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Alexander county; the Hon. David J. Baker, Judge, presiding. This action was brought under section 110, chapter 24, Rev. Stat. 1874, by the City of Cairo, against Cicero N. Hughes, to recover of him $2 on each $100 of the net receipts of premiums for foreign insurance companies doing business in the city of Cairo, for which defendant was agent.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Alexander county; the Hon. David J. Baker, Judge, presiding. This action was brought under section 110, chapter 24, Rev. Stat. 1874, by the City of Cairo, against Cicero N. Hughes, to recover of him $2 on each $100 of the net receipts of premiums for foreign insurance companies doing business in the city of Cairo, for which defendant was agent. The cause was submitted to a jury, who found the issues for plaintiff and assessed its damages at $200. The court overruled the motion made for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, and rendered judgment on the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
There was no ground shown for the challenge of Mehner when called as a. juror. In answer to a question propounded by defendant, the juror answered that he had “an opinion upon the question of the right of a foreign insurance company to do business in this State on the same terms and conditions as home companies.” It does not appear from the record what question was propounded to the juror, and his answer is so indefinite and general it can not be known whether his opinion, whatever it was, had any relation to the issues involved or to the merits of the ease, and the objection to his…
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