Pike v. Megoun
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Sixth District Court. I. The demurrer ought not to have been sustained. 1. A judge or judicial officer, when acting judicially and within the limits of his jurisdiction, is not liable for any erroneous decision, whether made honestly or from corrupt and malicious motives. (Yates v. Lansing, 9 Johns. 395 ; Pratt v. Gardner, 2 Cush. 63 ; Burn-ham v..
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Error to Sixth District Court. I. The demurrer ought not to have been sustained. 1. A judge or judicial officer, when acting judicially and within the limits of his jurisdiction, is not liable for any erroneous decision, whether made honestly or from corrupt and malicious motives. (Yates v. Lansing, 9 Johns. 395 ; Pratt v. Gardner, 2 Cush. 63 ; Burn-ham v.. Stevens, 33 N. H. 252 ; Bailey v. Wiggins, 5 Harr. 472; Chickering v. Robinson, 3 Cush. 543; Evans v. Foster, 1 N. II. 375; Bumpus v. Fisher, 21 Texas, 562; Cunningham v. Bucklin, 8 Cow. 183 ; 2 Gray, 120.) 2. Neither a judge when acting…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This was an action by plaintiff against the defendants, as registration officers within and for Ralls county, for refusing to register plaintiff as a legally qualified voter. The petitioner avers that prior to the general election in 1866 the plaintiff was a resident of said county, and had been for many years previous thereto ; that he was legally qualified and entitled to be a voter therein; that he took and subscribed the oath of loyalty prescribed by the constitution of this State, and in all respects complied with the requirements of the law, and that his qualification as a voter was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Randall v. BrighamSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Wilson v. Mayor of New YorkCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- Yates v. LansingNew York Supreme Court · 1810
- Weaver v. DevendorfNew York Supreme Court · 1846
- Yates v. LansingCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1811
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