Kneisel v. Ursus Motor Co.

November 1, 1923, Judge Scanlan, of the circuit court of Cook county, adjudged Leslie A. Gilmore guilty of a direct contempt of court and sentenced him to seven days in jail and to pay a fine of $100. Gilmore sued out a writ of error from the Appellate Court, which court affirmed the order and judgment of the circuit court, and he has sued out of this court a writ of error to review the judgment of the Appellate Court.

Plaintiff in error is a lawyer, and the order of Judge Scanlan was entered in Kneisel vs. TJrsus Motor Company, which was one of more than 200 suits in which Jacob Goldman had…