Snow v. . Hawkes
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by respondent from Long, J., at .October Term, 1921, of Subry. Rule to attach W. A. Hawkes as for contempt. The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant to recover damages for the seduction of the plaintiff’s daughter, and upon proceedings in arrest and bail the defendant executed a bond with his father, W. A. Hawkes, as surety. Later, the plaintiff and ~W. A. Hawkes happened to meet each other in Hillsville, Va.
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Appeal by respondent from Long, J., at .October Term, 1921, of Subry. Rule to attach W. A. Hawkes as for contempt. The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant to recover damages for the seduction of the plaintiff’s daughter, and upon proceedings in arrest and bail the defendant executed a bond with his father, W. A. Hawkes, as surety. Later, the plaintiff and ~W. A. Hawkes happened to meet each other in Hillsville, Va. There W. A. Hawkes compelled the plaintiff by threat of immediate imprisonment (in default of bail) to affix Ms signature to .a withdrawal of, or an agreement to withdraw,…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
Contempt of court signifies not only a willful disregard or disobedience of its orders, but such conduct as tends to bring the authority of the court and the administration of the law into disrespect or to defeat, impair, or prejudice the rights of witnesses or parties to pending litigation. At common-law contempts were classified as direct and consequential. Direct contempt may be defined as words spoken or acts done in the presence of the court which tend to defeat or obstruct tbe administration of justice; and consequential, or indirect, or constructive contempt is an act, baying like…
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