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Farmers' State Bank of Texhoma v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 14, 1917No. A-2848PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error from District Court, Texas County; W. C. Crow, Judge. The Farmers’ State Bank of Texhoma was found guilty of indirect contempt, and it brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtBrett, J.

In this case the plaintiff in error appeals from a judgment finding it guilty of indirect contempt, by reason of it having willfully and knowingly violated an injunction order of the district court of Texas county, enjoining it from selling or disposing of .certain property, a portion of which was situated in the State of Texas, just across the state line. And this charge of contempt is based solely upon the sale of the property situated in the State of Texas.

1. The principal and most serious contention relied upon by plaintiff in error is that contempt is criminal in its nature, and, since…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re MorrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  3. Culpepper v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Sellers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Blanchard v. BryanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921

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