South Butte Mining Co. v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Montana; George M. Bourquin, Judge. Suit by the South Butte Mining Company against Thomas B. Thomas and others. After a decree in its favor, complainant filed a petition for a rule requiring defendants to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt. From a judgment dismissing the contempt proceedings, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this case is from the judgment of the court below that certain proceedings taken by the ap-pellees, and hereinafter specified, did not constitute a violation of an injunction theretofore granted, by final decree of the same court in the suit of the present appellant against the appellee Thomas, and dismissing the contempt proceedings that had been instituted against him and his grantees, the other appellees herein.
The suit in which the injunction was awarded was brought by the present appellant in the court below against the present appellee Thomas, to quiet…
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