Legal Opinion
Kyle v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 16, 1897PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Proceedings for Contempt.—Error to the Superior Court of Cook County. The Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1897. Reversed. Opinion filed December 16, 1897.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Plaintiff in error was fined $250 by the judgment of the Circuit Court for alleged contempt of court, to reverse which judgment this writ of error was sued out.
June 25, 1897, the following affidavit was filed in the lower court:
“William Elmore Foster, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the assistant attorney of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company; that he was present at the trial of the case of H. A. Foster, Adm’r of the estate of George Gierz, deceased, v. the said company, on the 17th day of June, A. D.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Storey v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Buck v. BuckIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Rawson v. RawsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- Welch v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Beattie v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People ex rel. Mehan v. MehanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916
- People v. GardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- People v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913