Pilliod v. Searles

The paramount question presented in this case is, as stated by the brief of plaintiff in error, whether or not the Court of Appeals erred in the following respect:

“The court had no power or authority under the statute providing for trial and punishing those found guilty of contempt (Sections 12137-12141 of the General Code) to appoint a commissioner to hear testimony when Section 12141 of the General Code requires the court as a court to hear the testimony and take the evidence and decide upon the weight and credibility of the witnesses.”

It is, of course, conceded that the action of the Court…