Mills v. McCabe

This was an action on the case brought by James McCabe, in the La Salle Circuit Court, against Henry Mills, Thomas Phillson, and Darius Fyffe, to recover damages for refusing his vote at a general election. Plaintiffs in error were judges of the election in the precinct where the vote was offered. It appears that defendant was a native of Ireland, but emigrated to this country, and claims to have been naturalized according to the laws of congress, previous to his offering to vote. Plaintiffs in error insist that he was not legally naturalized, inasmuch as the court before which his…