State Ex Rel. Bruce v. Rice
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Townsend, J., Union, August, 1902. Action by W. W. Bruce, as intendant of town of Carlisle, et al., against J. G. Rice, acting intendant of said town, et al.
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Before Townsend, J., Union, August, 1902. Action by W. W. Bruce, as intendant of town of Carlisle, et al., against J. G. Rice, acting intendant of said town, et al. From Circuit order, defendants appeal. cites: Associate Justice has authority to restrain operation of Circuit order: 8 S. C., 344 ; 49 S. C., 324, 325; 2 S. C., 451. Judge had no pozuer to issue order, and its disobedience is not contempt: 15 S. C., 552; 2 S. C., 81; 33 S. C., 612; 2 S. C., 445; 15 Ency., 170, 178; 2 High on Inj., secs.. 1326, 1425; 9 Ency. P. & P., 1060; 17 Ency. P. & P., 416 b, 413 n, 1; 33 S. C., 612. This…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an appeal from an order of Judge Townsend, dated August 1, 1902, adjudging defendants-appellants in contempt of Court for disobedience of his order of June 3, 1902, made in the above entitled action. The action was by summons and complaint, wherein it was sought to have determined who was entitled to the office of intendant and wardens of the town of Carlisle, and the order of June 3, 1902, required defendants to show cause before him at chambers on a day named by what authority they had exercised the duties of intendant,…
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