People, Ex Rel. v. . Court of Oyer and Term

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1886-01-19

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Finch, J. The occasion and results of proceedings for contempt, furnish a clear and well-defined line of division separating them into two classes, which have become somewhat mingled and confused by the use of a fixed but ambiguous nomenclature. In re Watson, 4 Bans. 470. There may prove to be rare and exceptional cases which do not easily fall within either class,…

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