Drady v. District Court of Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Certiorari proceedings originally brought in this court to review the action of the district court of Polk county, Hon. Josiah Given, Judge, in respect of certain contempt proceedings had in that court, and wherein this plaintiff was adjudged guilty of a contempt of court. The opinion states the case.—
1Opinion of the Court
Bishop, J.—
The return to the writ issued shows that in October, 1903, an information was filed in the district court of Polk county charging this plaintiff, Michael Drady, with a contempt of court, for that, well knowing that one M. Y. Kennedy was a juror duly summoned, drawn, and sworn as one of üf.e jury in a civil cause wherein one Pfianz was plaintiff and the Iowa Telephone Company was defendant, then pending and on trial in the said court, did willfully and knowingly attempt to improperly influence said juror to render a verdict in said cause by conversing with said juror about said…
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