Welch v. Barber
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application for an attachment for contempt of court, made bj the plaintiff in a civil suit pending before the Court of Common Pleas for Litchfield County, against the defendant in the suit. The application (omitting a part not found true by the court) was as follows:— “ Gideon IT. Welch v. Willard H. Barler.
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Application for an attachment for contempt of court, made bj the plaintiff in a civil suit pending before the Court of Common Pleas for Litchfield County, against the defendant in the suit. The application (omitting a part not found true by the court) was as follows:— “ Gideon IT. Welch v. Willard H. Barler. Court of Common Pleas, Litchfield County, January Term, 1884. “The plaintiff in the above entitled case respectfully shows, that on the 21st day of January, 1884, while said case was pending in said court, and had been assigned for trial to the jury on that day, when said case was called,…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
In a civil suit pending before the Court of Common Pleas the defendant caused his counsel to procure a postponement of the trial on the ground that he was ill and unable to attend court. The plaintiff, suspecting that there was no ground for a postponement, filed a written application, accompanied with affidavits, praying for an attachment for contempt. An order to show cause was served on the defendant. He did not appear in person on account of sickness, but his counsel appeared for him and filed successively a plea in abatement and demurrer, both of which were overruled. - They then filed…
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