State ex rel. Aldrich v. District Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
This is a certiorari proceeding to test the correctness of an order finding W. II. Aldrich guilty of contempt 'in refusing to state or reveal the disposition of certain property received by him, and ordering him committed to jail until he made such revelation.
1Opinion of the Court
Deemedr, J.—
The return made by the defendant shows that in a proceeding wherein Mattie Aldrich was plaintiff and W. II. Aldrich was defendant the complainant was a witness, and that during the course of the proceedings a case was docketed entitled “ State of Iowa v. W. II. Aldrich,” in which the following entry was' made on the 14-th day of September, 1906: “ The defendant, while testifying as a witness, refusing under order of court to reveal or state as to *451tbe disposition of $1,300 received by him, be is found to be in contempt of court and in tbe presence of tbe court, and it is ordered…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hammond v. WolfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- State v. District CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Dorgan v. GrangerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- State v. DoughertySupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
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