Brown v. Lamprey

The motions of the defendants Lamprey and Maynard that the action brought by the plaintiff Brown be dismissed upon the ground that this court is without jurisdiction to review the judgments of the Senate in determining the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members, present the fundamental issue in this case. Other grounds advanced for dismissal, some of which arise out of the assertion that this is in the nature of a proceeding to try tide to office, suggest procedural defects (see Stickney v. Salem, 96 N. H. 500) which might be thought capable of correction should circumstances…