Hunt v. Rosenbaum Grain Corp.

I cannot agree with that part of the decision in this case which holds constitutional the act requiring the payment of jur)r fees in advance in Cook county. I agree with the result on the merits of the case, but a different conclusion as to the constitutional question would have made a decision on the merits unnecessary. In my opinion the section of the statute which requires the payment of a fee of any amount before either party is entitled to a jury trial is unconstitutional. First, there is- no reasonable basis for placing the county of Cook in a separate and distinct class with reference…