Anderson v. Dunn
Supreme Court of the United States
Error tó the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. This was an action of trespass, brought in the Court below, by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, for an assault and .battery, and false imprisonment: to which the defendant pleaded the general issue, and a special plea of justification.
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Error tó the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. This was an action of trespass, brought in the Court below, by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, for an assault and .battery, and false imprisonment: to which the defendant pleaded the general issue, and a special plea of justification. The plaintiff demurred generally to the special plea, which was adjudged good, and the demurrer over- , , , , ruled: and judgment upon such demurrer was entered for the defendant, and a writ of error brought by the plaintiff. The question arising upon the demurrer will be best…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
delivered the. opinion of the Court. Notwithstanding the range which has been taken by the plaintiff’s counsel, in the discussion of this cause, the merits of }t really lie in a very limited compass. The pleadings have narrowed them down to the simple inquiry, whether the House of Representatives can take cognisance of contempts com mitted against themselves, under any circumstances ? The duress complained of was sustained under a warrant issued to compel the party’s appearance, not for the actual infliction of punishment for an of-fence committed. Yet it cannot be denied, that the power to…
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