Fisher v. Pace

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1949-03-07

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Mr. Justice Reed delivered the opinion of the Court. While participating as counsel in the trial of a cause the petitioner, Joe J. Fisher, was adjudged guilty of contempt committed in the presence of the court by the District Court of Jasper County, Texas. The petitioner’s client was the plaintiff in an action under the state workmen’s compensation law. The case was being tried before a jury and the parties had…

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