Legal Opinion
Lathrop Douglass v. First National Realty Corporation. Appeal of Sidney S. Brown
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 3, 1976No. 73-1137PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge.
This appeal brings before us a judgment of the District Court holding appellant in contempt and imposing a fine of $5,000. The event precipitating this ruling was appellant’s failure to appear in court responsively to a show cause order. The judgment is attacked on grounds that the order was not properly served on appellant and that the fine assessed against him is excessive. Our examination of the record discloses a substantial evidentiary foundation for the conclusion that appellant had ample knowledge of the order. 1 Our study of the relevant case…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Twm Manufacturing Company, Inc., and Turner Quick-Lift Corporation, Plaintiffs v. Dura Corporation and Kidde, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Commonwealth v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- United States v. Richard W. (Dick) Rylander, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- In Re ReedUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981
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