Skilton v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from the lower court’s action in holding appellant, an attorney, in contempt of court and fimng him $50. There is no record of the contempt proceedings but it appears from appellant’s brief and one of several accompanying affidavits that the action of the court followed appellant’s failure to appear on November 3, 1972, for call of a trial list and trial at *5019:30 a.m.; in consequence of Ms absence, a civil trial in which lie was counsel apparently bad to be postponed.1 It further apx>ears that appellant’s explanation that his absence had been occasioned by…