Ex Parte Crenshaw
Supreme Court of Missouri
Habeas Corpus. This was a proceeding for criminal contempt, based on Revised Statutes, sections 1055,1056, and the court exceeded the limit of punishment in imposing a fine of $500. Phillips v.Welch, 11 Nev. 187; Howard v. Durand, 36 G-a. 346. The court exceeded its jurisdiction in committing petitioner until he paid $150 costs and expenses to the plaintiff; this was imprisonment for debt. 39 Mo. 286; 18 Mo. 484. The court having exceeded its jurisdiction, the statute…
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Habeas Corpus. This was a proceeding for criminal contempt, based on Revised Statutes, sections 1055,1056, and the court exceeded the limit of punishment in imposing a fine of $500. Phillips v.Welch, 11 Nev. 187; Howard v. Durand, 36 G-a. 346. The court exceeded its jurisdiction in committing petitioner until he paid $150 costs and expenses to the plaintiff; this was imprisonment for debt. 39 Mo. 286; 18 Mo. 484. The court having exceeded its jurisdiction, the statute authorizes the prisoner’s discharge. R. S., §§ 2688, 2650. The court exceeded its jurisdiction both as to the matter and sum,…
1Opinion of the CourtHenry, J.
It appears from the petition and. copy of the record accompanying it, that the petitioner is imprisoned in the common jail of Jackson county by virtue of a judgment rendered by the circuit court of Jackson county, in certain proceedings against him, as for contempt of court, as petitioner avers, in an alleged violation of an ex parte order of injunction issued by that court. One James T. Holmes obtained a judgment of restitution against petitioner in a suit for unlawful detainer of the first floor of a builing in Kansas City, and certain fixtures therein. Erom that judgment petitioner…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Watson v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1858
- Coughlin v. EhlertSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- In re PierceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- Howard v. DurandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
- Roberts v. StonerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1853
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Ex Parte GudenogeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
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