State Ex Rel. Grebstein v. Lehman

— In ex parte Edwards, 11 Fla. 174, it was said: “In the absence of any statutory limitation or restriction, the power of the several courts over the matter of ‘contempts’ is omnipotent, and its exercise in any particular ease is not to be questioned by any other tribunal. It is the great bulwark established by the common law for the protection of courts of justice, and for the maintenance of their dignity, authority and efficiency.”

While this language must be construed in the light of the doctrine, which has also been recognized by this court, that no department of the government is, under…