Todd v. Municipal Assembly of San Juan

At a special session held on August 15, 1928, the Municipal Assembly of San Juan constituted itself as a court of impeachment and, so sitting, it decided to institute impeachment proceedings against the mayor of the city in pursuance of a complaint filed against him by a citizen. It also decided to suspend the mayor from his office and salary pending the determination of the charges filed. Thereupon the mayor petitioned the District Court of San Juan for a writ of cer-tiorari seeking to annul the impeachment proceedings so instituted and also his suspension from office and salary. The…