Moor v. Ames
3 Cai. Cas. 170, 1 Cole. & Cai. Cas. 490
Opinion
A justice is not liable to a suit for a judicial act, and the merits of the imposition of the fine, cannot pe overhauled before another justice. The magistrate ⅛ the first suit had exclusive jurisdiction to determine when the witness was in contempt.
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Moor v. Ames, 3 Cai. Cas. 170, 1 Cole. & Cai. Cas. 490 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 1805).
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