Legal Opinion
In re the Contempt Proceedings against Cleary
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 1933PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
James C. Cleary, who has been a member of the bar of the State of New York for more than twenty-five years, appeared as a witness at the trial of an action in the Supreme Court, New York county. During the trial a controversy arose between the court and the witness, with the result that the witness was held for contempt of court and fined $250, for which the clerk issued a receipt, the fine having been paid under protest.
By an order to show cause, the appellant moved for an order directing that the money paid by him as a fine be returned, upon the grounds that it was paid under protest, and…
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