People Ex Rel. Fahey v. Burr

This writ of error was sued out by plaintiffs in error, Eugene McCaffrey and Frank McDonnell, attorneys at law, to review a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming an order and judgment of the superior court of Cook county adjudging them guilty of contempt of court and sentencing each of them to jail ten days and to each pay a fine of $500, and to remain in jail until the fine is paid unless sooner discharged by due process of law.

The Appellate Court prefaced its opinion with a statement of facts shown by the record, the answers of plaintiffs in error to the contempt charge, and the order…