Jack v. Twyford
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. .27, April T., 1899, by R. E'. Twyford, defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1897, No. 39, committing defendant for contempt. Opinion by W. D. Porter, J.' Habeas corpus. Attachment proceedings for contempt. Before White, P. J. It appears from the record that this case originally came up on appeal from the decree of the court after hearing on bill, answer and proofs.
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Appeal, No. .27, April T., 1899, by R. E'. Twyford, defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1897, No. 39, committing defendant for contempt. Opinion by W. D. Porter, J.' Habeas corpus. Attachment proceedings for contempt. Before White, P. J. It appears from the record that this case originally came up on appeal from the decree of the court after hearing on bill, answer and proofs. This appeal on motion was quashed as appears by the report of this phase of the case of Jack v. Twyford, 8 Pa. Superior Ct. 231, whereupon an attachment was issued for contempt of court in not…
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Opinion by
W. D. Porter, J.,
We have in this case an appeal by the defendant from an order of the court of common pleas committing him for contempt, because of his refusal to obey a final decree of said court in a proceeding in equity. The appellant having been in prison under the order, a writ of habeas corpus was issued, ancillary to the certiorari, and the appellant duly admitted to bail pending the appeal.
Appellant having failed to file specifications of error, a motion to quash the appeal was made on behalf of the appellee, and we are constrained to enforce Rule 14 and order that the…
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