Boston v. Keokuk Electric Co.

I. The first question raised in the case involves a ruling by the court sustaining objection to one Robinson as a juror, on the ground that he stood in the relationship of employer and employee. The examination juror is too extended to set out in an opinion, but, briefly stated, the juror was an employee of the Mississippi River Power Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Maine. The defendant, the Keokuk Electric Company, is an Illinois corporation, and purchases power and electricity from the Mississippi River Power Company. The North American Company con-' trols…