Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth denied a woman’s request for a new trial in a suit alleging she was knocked over on a dance floor at the Alton VFW.
In spite of four Democrat county board members supporting legal action against the gerrymandering of Madison County's judiciary, the head of the county Democrat organization denounced a resolution passed Thursday as a "sham."
Madison County board members adopted a bi-partisan resolution supporting legal action against the state over a new law that divides the county into judicial subcircuits.
A woman alleging she was knocked over on a slippery dance floor at the Alton VFW filed a motion for a new trial after jurors reached a defense verdict.
