Weiss v. United States

EVAN A. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant in error, proceeding under and hy virtue of section 22, tit. 2, of the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat. 314), sought and secured an injunction restraining plaintiff in error and others from maintaining a common nuisance at 158 West Washington street, "Chicago, Ill. Subsequently proceedings were instituted to punish plaintiff in error for contempt of court for violating the injunctional.order thus entered. An appeal was taken from the injunctional order and a writ of error issued to review die judgment in the contempt case. Before hearing the appeal was…