King v. Coit
Supreme Court of Connecticut
WRIT of error. The defendant in error pleaded in abatement, that at the time the writ of error was served, he was a member of the general court of this state, then in session at Hartford., and was then actually attending as a member.
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WRIT of error. The defendant in error pleaded in abatement, that at the time the writ of error was served, he was a member of the general court of this state, then in session at Hartford., and was then actually attending as a member. The plaintiff in error replied, that said writ issued, and was delivered to the officer who served the same, before the defendant was elected a member of said general court, and was not made returnable until after the termination of the session of said general court.& To this replication the defendant demurred. Lata, in support of the demurrer, relied upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
J. C. Smith, J.(b)
It is admitted, that the defendant ■was a member of the general court, and that the writ of error was served upon him during his actual attendance. The language of the statute is too explicit and positive to allow the least latitude of construction. “ That no member [of the general court] during the sessions thereof, or in going to or from the said court, be arrested, sued, or imprisoned, or any ways molested, or troubled, or compelled to answer to any suit, bill, plaint, declaration, or otherwise, before any other court, judge, or justice, cases of high treason and felony…
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