Legal Opinion
Myers v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1924No. 158PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Plaintiffs in error challenged the jurisdiction of the court below — United States District Court, Western Division of the Western District of Missouri — to try and punish them for disobeying its order, upon the ground that the contumacious acts occurred in another division of the district. Only the question of jurisdiction is here.
An information charged that plaintiffs in error wilfully disobeyed the injunction lawfully issued in equity cause, St. Louis, San Francisco Railway Company, Complainant, v. International Association of Machinists, et al., Defendants, pending in the Western Division…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. BrimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Bessette v. W. B. Conkey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Eilenbecker v. District Court of Plymouth CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by85 opinions
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- Ex Parte GrossmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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