Tunnell v. People ex rel. Miller

Plaintiff in error sued out of the Supreme Court a writ of error to review judgment against him for contempt of court imposed by the circuit court of Madison county for conduct on the part of the plaintiff in error as counsel in a cause then pending before the court and a jury. The Supreme Court held that it had no jurisdiction, and, accordingly, transferred the cause to this court. (See People ex rel. Miller v. Tunnell, 331 Ill. 307.)

The entire record, certified by the clerk of the trial court (except the placita), is as follows:

“In the Matter of Otto Thurnau vs. J. B. Clifford, R. F. Tunnel…