Gompers v. Buck's Stove & Range Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendants from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, adjudging them guilty of contempt of court for violation of a previous restraining order of that court, and sentencing them to imprisonment; and also on a motion by the appellee to dismiss such appeal.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendants from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, adjudging them guilty of contempt of court for violation of a previous restraining order of that court, and sentencing them to imprisonment; and also on a motion by the appellee to dismiss such appeal. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This cause was appealed from a decree of the supreme court of the District of Columbia adjudging appellants, Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison, and John Mitchell, guilty of contempt of court. For convenience, appellants will be referred to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
At the threshold of this inquiry, we axe met with a motion filed by complainant to dismiss the appeal. This motion is based upon three grounds: First, that the judgment of the court below is reviewable by writ of error only, and not by appeal; second, that the record contains no bill of exceptions, agreed statement of facts, or other appropriate basis for review of the judgment in this court; and, third, that the appeal presents no case susceptible of review by this court upon the record therein.
No bill of exceptions has been preserved or appears in the record. The case was brought here by…
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