Ex Parte Mrs. Compton Calhoun

On January 5, 1936, Mrs. C. W. Compton Calhoun, relator herein, was adjudged in constructive contempt of court by the District Court of Gregg County, Texas, on account of certain acts she was alleged to have committed affecting the trial of a civil case then pending in such court. Under the view we take of this case, as it now stands, it is unnecessary to go into detail with reference to such matters. It is sufficient to say that the judgment of contempt assessed against relator a jail sentence of three days, and fined her $100.00. Also, she was ordered to release certain civil contracts held…