Newby v. District Court of Woodbury County

We granted a writ of certiorari under rules 306 to 319, Rules of Civil Procedure, to review orders of defendant judge of the district court of Woodbury County to punish the three plaintiffs for contempt. Defendant purported to act under chapter 665, Code, 1966, in making the orders. For convenience we treat Judge Paradise as sole defendant and ignore the fact the district court of Woodbury County is also a defendant.

To sustain the writ plaintiffs assert the orders are illegal and without jurisdiction because 1) the facts upon which defendant acted are, as a matter of law, insufficient to…