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NEWMAN v. FRIZZELL

No. 813.

238 U.S. 537 (1915)

NEWMAN v. UNITED STATES EX REL. FRIZZELL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 1915.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jackson H. Ralston and Mr. John W. Davis, with whom Mr. Wm. E. Richardson, Mr. George W. Hott and Mr. Conrad H. Syme were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Joseph W. Bailey, with whom Mr. Arthur A. Birney and Mr. William J. Neale were on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

1. Usurpation of a public office, from an early day was treated as a crime and, like all other crimes, could be prosecuted only in the name of the King by his duly authorized law officers. When a judgment was obtained against the intruder he was not only ousted from his office but fined for...

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