Houser's Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 36, March T., 1914, by William Houser, from order of C. P. Luzerne Co., Dec. T., 1913, No. 684, adjudging the respondent in contempt of court In re William Houser. Petition of Edward Mangan for a rule to show cause why William Houser should not be punished for contempt of court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was the order fining the defendant $1,000 for contempt of court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
This is an appeal from an order, adjudging the appellant guilty of contempt of court, and an earnest argu*44ment is presented to distinguish this case from Greason v. Cumberland Railway Co., 54 Pa. Superior Ct. 595. The only difference, and it is not a material one, lies in the fact that the objectionable conversation in this case was had with a juror, before he was in fact sworn, though at the time “called into the jury box as one of the twenty jurors from which number the trial twelve were to be selected,” and was subsequently impaneled as such juror in that cause. To…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Steinmeyer v. SiebertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Commonwealth v. StevensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Greason v. Cumberland Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Davis v. Pennsylvania Pipe LinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Canavan v. PayeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
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- Joulwan's CaseSchuylkill County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1922
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