Troxell v. County of Union

The said demurrer being sustained as to every one of said seven counts to the declaration, the judgment of the lower court must be sustained, if it is sustained, upon the ground that no ■ one of said several counts presents a good cause of action. In the absence of a statutory provision to the contrary, the rule in this state is that no county is liable for witness fees in a criminal case, no matter whether the State or the defendant wins the suit. O’Kane v. The People, 46 Ill. App. 225. The decision of this case then necessarily depends upon the proper interpretation of that portion of…