Prickett v. Herring

Superior Court of Delaware

Prickett v. Herring

4 Del. 365

Superior Court of Delaware·Decided July 5, 1846·Published

Opinion

The Court

were inclined to make the order, with a view to exam- • inc, and if necessary to correct or punish, the misconduct of the justice of the peace, under the act of 1760, Dig. 104; but it afterwards appearing that the justice who made the return was out of office, and the records in the hands of a successor, it was apparent that such an order was useless for this purpose.

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The Court

were inclined to make the order, with a view to exam- • inc, and if necessary to correct or punish, the misconduct of the justice of the peace, under the act of 1760, Dig. 104; but it afterwards appearing that the justice who made the return was out of office, and the records in the hands of a successor, it was apparent that such an order was useless for this purpose.

Prickett v. Herring, 4 Del. 365 (Del. Ct. App. 1846).

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