Bound v. South Carolina Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina
Petition by 1). H. Chamberlain, receiver of the South Carolina Railway Company, appointed in the suit of Frederick W. Bound against said company and others, and rule thereon to show cause why C. B. Swan, a constable, should not be attached for contempt, in taking a package of liquor from the custody of the petitioner. Upon demurrer to the petition, supported by answer, the rule was made absolute, and the respondent adjudged guilty of contempt, .
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONTON, District Judge.
This case conies up on a petition and the rule thereon to show cause why the respondent be not attached for contempt of this court and upon demurrer to the petition, supported by an answer. The facts of the case, as shown by the papers, are these: On the 12th April, 1893, the South Carolina Sailway Company, a corporation in the charge of a receiver appointed by this court, and a common carrier, received from a connecting road a barrel of liquor marked “B,” shipped by Lowenstein Bros., citizens of North Carolina, from Statesville, in that state, and consigned to…
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