In Re Application of Waterfront Com'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Proctor, J.

This is an appeal (1) from a judgment of the Superior Court, Law Division, dated October 9, 1959, which held the appellant Anthony Marchitto guilty of civil contempt for his failure to appear and testify before the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, in response to a subpoena served upon him by the Commission, and (2) from an order of the same court, dated the same day, denying Marchitto’s motion to quash the subpoena. We certified the cause while it was pending in the Appellate Division.

The Commission’s subpoena was served personally…