Schmidt v. Cooper
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This is an appeal by Paul W. Cooper from an order entered April 30, 1915, adjudging him guilty of contempt of court for failing to be sworn and give testimony before a master in chancery, acting as a commissioner in taking depositions, as provided in section 24, ch. 51, Rev. St. (J. & A. ¶ 5541), and committing him to the county jail until he should comply with the order of the court.
The facts are these: March 27, 1915, George Schmidt, appellee, filed a bill of complaint against Paul W. Cooper, et al., touching the question of the ownership of fifty shares of the capital stock of the…
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