Privilege of members for words spoken or written (§ 30-9)—Virginia Decoded

Privilege of members for words spoken or written

No member or former member of the General Assembly shall be arrested or imprisoned for or on account of any words spoken or written or any proceedings had in either house; but nothing herein shall in any respect restrict the power which each house of the General Assembly has over its respective members.

History

Code 1919, § 302.

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Court Decisions

Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Chaffin (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 11/08/50)
. . . amp;#167; 18; 53 C.J. Release § 30. . . .

. . . Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Incorporated Max Shayne, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/11/95)
. . . v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 181, 83 S.Ct. 227, 229-30, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962). This Court has . . .

United States v. Daniel Garcia (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 09/11/95)
. . . v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 181, 83 S.Ct. 227, 229-30, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962) (though form of notice of . . .

. . . Old Colony Insurance Company v. E. W. Garvey and Wife, Mary . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/03/58)
. . . in contravention of G.S. § 58-30. . . .

In Re Ferguson (United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia, 05/30/84)
. . . 9,261.85 . . .

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson (SCV, 01/10/92)
. . . smoking history had reduced his life expectancy from 30.9 years as indicated on the actuarial . . .

Environmental Defense v. WATER CONTROL BD. (COA, 10/20/92)
. . . § 9-6.14:16(A). See Code §§ 62.1-44.29, 62.1-44.30, 9-6.14:17. Through several "issues on appeal, . . .

. . . William Lewis Smith v. Wayne S. Barry, as Medical Doctor of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/08/93)
. . . Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 181-82, 83 S.Ct. 227, 229-30, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962). If a "litigant's . . .

. . . James H. Johnson, A/K/A James H. Ferebee Commonwealth of . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 10/27/92)
. . . See, e.g., Kennon v. Gilmer, 131 U.S. 22, 27-30, 9 S.Ct. 696, 698-99, 33 L.Ed. 110 (1889) . . .

. . . United States of America for the Use of Dukane Corporation . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/03/70)
. . . DuKane was not paid, amounted to $8,304.30. . . .

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