Klopfer v. Keller

Hallett, O. J.

At the threshold of thi s case we encounter the objection that the proceedings in the court below were coram non judice, having taken place at a special term. The point arises upon the validity of the statute authorizing district courts to appoint special terms of the same court, there being no question in this case as to the manner in which the power was executed. It is within our knowledge that many special terms of court have been held under this statute, and important questions have been determined in them, which, if now disturbed, will occasion much embarrassment, and we…