People ex rel. Lewis v. Few
New York Supreme Court
On a former day in this term, Slosson, in behalf of the plaintiff, in the cause of Lewis v. Farmar, moved for a rule against the defendants to show cause why an attachment should not issue against the present defendants, for a contempt.
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On a former day in this term, Slosson, in behalf of the plaintiff, in the cause of Lewis v. Farmar, moved for a rule against the defendants to show cause why an attachment should not issue against the present defendants, for a contempt. This motion was founded on an affidavit stating, that a suit had been commenced by Lewis against Farrfiar, for a libel, and was depending in this court, in which issue had been joined, and the venue laid ifl the city and county of New- Yorlc, where the defendant resides: that since the pendency of the said suit, a publication, purporting to be a series of…
1Per curiam
The defendants have by affidavit negatived any intentional disrespect to, or contempt of this court, or any intention to influence or affect the course of justice in the decision of the cause in question. They have declared, that the only object or intention of the resolutions was to influence the election of a governor. Under these circumstances, and as it appears, that the first impropriety was on the part of the plaintiff, in appealing to the public, in regard to the subject matter of his suit, at the time when he had commenced it, we do not consider, that this case calls for any further…
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