In re Doyle
Supreme Court of Colorado
Original Application. Fob disobedience of a writ of injunction issued out of the district court of El Paso county, petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt, and an order entered, directing that unless within a specified time he purge himself of such contempt by doing certain acts, that he be committed to jail, until he did. From this judgment he sued out a writ of error to the court of appeals, and applied for a supersedeas, which was denied.
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Original Application. Fob disobedience of a writ of injunction issued out of the district court of El Paso county, petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt, and an order entered, directing that unless within a specified time he purge himself of such contempt by doing certain acts, that he be committed to jail, until he did. From this judgment he sued out a writ of error to the court of appeals, and applied for a supersedeas, which was denied. After this denial, further proceedings were had in the case, in the district court under which commitment issued, and petitioner was placed in jail,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbebt
By the writ of error sued out from the court of appeals, and his proceedings by habeas corpus in this, petitioner is prosecuting two actions at the same time, each embracing the same subject-matter, and each for the same purpose. A party restrained of his liberty may have the proceedings resulting in his imprisonment reviewed by any court vested *54with authority so to do, under any form of proceeding by which the jurisdiction of such court will attach, having in mind the difference in the questions which may be raised under the various forms of procedure, from which he may elect; but he cannot…
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- Maxwell v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
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