CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RY. CO. v. STETSON

No. 174.

177 U.S. 172 (1900)

CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY COMPANY v. STETSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 9, 1900.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E.A. Armstrong and Mr. David J. Pancoast for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Howard Carrow for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

An answer to the third question, "Had the Circuit Court the legal right or power to order a surgical examination of the plaintiff," will be all that is necessary for the action of the court below.

It is settled in this court that no power to make such an order exists at common law; in other words, the court has no inherent power to make...

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