In re Leggat
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by William Y. Molloy, sheriff of Westchester county, from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Westchester, entered in said Surrogate’s Court on the 16th day of September, 1899, adjudging him guilty of contempt of court, and imposing upon him a fine of $250. , ;
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J. :
We are of opinion that the learned surrogate erred in reaching the conclusion that the sheriff of Westchester county, the appellant, was guilty of contempt of; court, and that the order appealed from shouldbe reversed. On the 30th day of June, 1899, the petitioner instituted proceedings, by an order to show cause before the surrogate of Westchester county, why William Y. Molloy, sheriff' of the said' county, should not be ¡ punished for a civil contempt of court for discharging from the county jail one Susan Slater Weeks. This motion was duly heard, ánd on the 22d day of August,…
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