Marvin v. District Court of Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
CERTIORARI proceedings originally brought in this court to review the action of the district court of Polk county, Hon. Josiah Given, Judge, in respect of certain contempt proceedings had in that court, and wherein this plaintiff was adjudged to be guilty of a'contempt of court, and by the judgment ordered to pay a fine and costs.—
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
— .¡The return to the writ issued out of this court makes it appear that in October, 1903, an information was filed in the district court of Polk county charging this plaintiff with a contempt of court, for that well knowing that one John Fletcher was a juror duly summoned, drawn and sworn as one of a jury in a civil case wherein one Lewis was plaintiff and Jesse O. Wells was defendant, then pending and on trial in said district court, he did willfully and knowingly attempt to improperly influence said juror to render a verdict in said cause by conversing with him about said cause, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Drady v. District Court of Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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