Merrick v. Giddings

This is an action for an alleged violation of a personal contract.

The defendant, at the time the action was brought, and when he was served with the summons requiring him to appear, was a member of the House of Representatives from the State of Texas, in attendance on its sessions in this District. To the declaration of the plaintiffs, the defendant filed a plea to the jurisdiction of the court, claiming that, by reason of his privilege as such member in attendance, he was *56exempt from liability to service of the process in the action ; and to that plea, the plaintiffs filed a demurrer for…