Legal Opinion
Kanter v. Clerk of the Circuit Court
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 13, 1903PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Contempt of Court.—Appeals from the Circuit Court of Cook County (two cases); the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
The statute to regulate the civil service of cities, sections 12 and 14, provides:
“ In the course of an investigation of charges, each member of the commission shall have the power to administer oaths * * * and shall have power to secure by its subpoena * * * the production of books and papers relevant to such investigation.”
We are of the opinion that in accordance with the rule laid down in Lester v. The People, 150 Ill. 408, and Bentley v. The People, 104 Ill. App. 353, it was incumbent upon the petitioners in this case to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The United States v. Hudson and GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
- Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1833
- Kane v. PeopleCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1831
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Bassett v. BassettOregon Supreme Court · 1941
- In Re ZisookIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. HilleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1915
- People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- People v. SalbarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935
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