People ex rel. Sarlay v. Pope

Plaintiffs have recovered a judgment directing the defendants Sarlay to perform a contract for the purchase of real property, by accepting a deed of the premises, paying $5,950, and executing a bond and mortgage for $600. A deed has not been tendered for delivery, or a mortgage for execution. The defendants appeal from an order adjudging them guilty of contempt of court “ in having knowingly and wilfully disobeyed the terms of the said judgment.” The fine fixed by the court was the amount of the money judgment, and it was directed that the defendants be committed to the county jail of any…