Legal Opinion
Fairfield v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1906No. 2,362PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This writ of error challenges a -judgment for contempt of court by which a fine was imposed upon each of the plaintiffs, in error for his refusal to appear and testify in obedience to a subpoena which commanded him to appear before the examiner with certain books and to give testimony in a suit in equity which was pending and at issue in the court below. These witnesses were not adjudged guilty of contempt nor fined for their failure to .produce the books; but solely because they declined to appear and .testify, so that it is not material to the decision in this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Dowagiac Mfg. Co. v. LochrenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
3Cited by5 opinions
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