State Ex Rel. Hoosier Engineering Co. v. Thornton

Though I agree that each of the two syllabus points correctly states an abstract principle of law, I challenge and deny the applicability of each principle to the facts disclosed by the record in this case and dissent from the conclusion reached by the majority of the Court to reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

The judgment of the circuit court, of which the defendant L. D. Thornton complains, found him guilty of willful and deliberate violation of an injunction previously issued by that court and sentenced the defendant Thornton to imprisonment in the jail of Kanawha County for a…