Doyle v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the. jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of appeals to -review orders in contempt, are stated in the' opinion. There is no magic about a contempt case which forbids Appellate Courts to rectify a wrong done by the lower court. The only difficulty has been to find the proper machinery.
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CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the. jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of appeals to -review orders in contempt, are stated in the' opinion. There is no magic about a contempt case which forbids Appellate Courts to rectify a wrong done by the lower court. The only difficulty has been to find the proper machinery. When the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal were established, their appellate jurisdiction included criminal cases. As this proceeding in contempt is a criminal proceeding, that court has jurisdiction. Bessette v.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case is here upon certificate from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From the facts stated it appears that William J. Doyle'and James G. Doak were, adjudged guilty of conteinpt of court in the Circuit Court'of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. After the bringing of the action, upon the petition of the London Guarantee and Accident Company, Limited, the plaintiff below, the court made the following order:
“And now, June 25th, 1904, the court orders the defendants to produce, within twenty days, in the office of the clerk of said court, their pay…
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- Alexander v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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- Matter of Christensen Engineering Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
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