Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Supreme Court v. Albertson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 21, 1934PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

The charge of contempt of court was formally founded upon section 750 of the Judiciary Law (formerly section 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure) and the offense would be a “ criminal contempt ” if a contempt at all. (Judiciary Law, §§ 750, 751.) *451But the proceeding as initiated and conducted is technically a civil proceeding. (Eastern C. S. Co. v. B. & M. P. I. U., Local No. 45, 200 App. Div. 714.) The claimed offense was not committed in the “ immediate view and presence ” of the court (Judiciary Law, §§ 750, 751), but is claimed to have been a “ publication of a false or grossly inaccurate…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Patterson v. Colorado Ex Rel. Attorney General of Colo.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Craig v. HechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. State ex inf. Crow v. ShepherdSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  4. State ex rel. Attorney General v. Circuit Court for Eau Claire CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  5. State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1855

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State University of New York v. DentonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
  2. Stevens Plumbing Supply Co. v. Bi-County Plumbing & Heating Co.New York Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. GottliebCivil Court of the City of New York · 1987
  4. Bank Leumi Trust Co. v. Taylor-CishahayoCivil Court of the City of New York · 1990
  5. Hill v. LymanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953

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