In re McAdam
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Graham McAdam appeals from an order denying a motion to vacate a commitment for contempt.
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Appeal from special term, New York county. Graham McAdam appeals from an order denying a motion to vacate a commitment for contempt. For opinion delivered at special term, see 5 N. Y. Supp. 387. Laws N..Y. 1884, c. 516, is entitled: “An act to amend chapter four hundred and ten of the Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, entitled ‘An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the city of New York,’in relation to the commissioners of accounts, New York city. ” The sections of the Code of Civil Procedure referred to in the opinion…
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
In March, 1889, a commitment was issued by Justice Ingraham committing Mr. Graham McAdam to jail, there to remain until he should answer a question named in said commitment, which had been propounded to him by the commissioners of accounts of the city of Hew York, or be discharged according to law. The grounds upon which the motion was made were that the proceedings to commit McAdam for contempt were initiated by an order to show cause, and therefore a decision evidenced by an order in writing was necessary. Upon the face of the commitment no such fact appears; and although, upon the papers…
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