Wells v. District Court of Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
CeetioeaRI 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 to be guilty of a contempt of court, and by the judgment ordered to pay a fine and costs. The opinion states the case.—
1Opinion of the Court
Bishop, J.—
The return to the writ issued out of this court makes it appear that in October, 1903, an information was filed in the district court of Polk county charging this plaintiff with a contempt of court, for that, being a party defendant in a certain cause pending in said court he had. knowingly attempted to improperly influence the conduct of one John Fletcher, a juror in regular attendance upon said court, and afterwards drawn and sworn as one of the jury for the trial of such cause, by causing and procuring one F. A. Marvin to converse with said juror about such cause, the merits…
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