Legal Opinion
In re Taylor
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1894PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Proceedings to punish for contempt.
1Opinion of the CourtForbes, J.
The power of the court to proceed in contempt is incident to every judicial tribunal, derived from its very constitution, and without any express statutory aid. The doctrine *160in these broad terms is generally asserted, and is believed to be sound; the narrower doctrine, about which there is no dispute, is, that this power is inherent in all courts of record. Yates v. Lansing, 9 Johns. 395.
In the Cartwright case, 114 Mass. 230-238, it is held: “ It is inherent in courts of chancery and other superior courts, as essential to the execution of their powers and to the maintenance of their…
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