Briggs v. Cass Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Cass; Des Voignes, J. Contempt proceedings against Marion W. Briggs and others for disobedience of an injunction in a suit brought by William L. Jones against the Michigan railroad commission. The Cass County Home Telephone Company was allowed to intervene as a party defendant. Marion W. Briggs and Charles E. Sweet bring certiorari from an order adjudging them guilty of contempt.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
This is a proceeding in certiorari to review the proceedings of the circuit judge, wherein he found relators and appellants guilty of contempt of court.
The Cass County Home Telephone Company is a corporation doing business in Cass and Van Burén counties, with a telephone exchange at the village of Cassopolis. William L. Jones was one of the subscribers, a patron of the company, and had a telephone. About January 30, 1912, his telephone was disconnected and service discontinued. In March, 1912, he made complaint to the Michigan railroad commission, charging the company with discrimina*30tion in…
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