Legal Opinion
Wessels v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1927No. Docket No. S.F. 12406PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
The application for a writ of prohibition herein is denied.
The remedy of the petitioner is to first present his defense upon the hearing of the contempt proceedings and then, if found guilty of the contempt, to apply to a higher court for a writ of certiorari or habeas corpus. (Commercial Bank v. Superior Court, 192 Cal. 395, 397 [220 P. 422]; Drew v.Superior Court, 43 Cal.App. 651, 655 [185 P. 680].)
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commercial Bank of Spanish America, Ltd. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Drew v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
3Cited by7 opinions
- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- State Board of Equalization v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Kabadian v. DoakCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
- C. S. Smith Metropolitan Market Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Monjar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
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