Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Sutton v. Mulcahy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 30, 1948No. 264, Docket 20975PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
By writ of habeas corpus the relator sought release from imprisonment under an order which adjudged him in civil contempt of court, imposed a fine of $22,000, and committed him to jail until the fine should be paid or he should be discharged according to law. The contempt was committed in a suit brought by Jack Menashe against the relator and others to obtain the appointment of an ancillary receiver in aid of a suit for partnership accounting which was pending in the circuit court of the First Judicial Circuit in the Territory of Hawaii. In the habeas corpus proceeding…
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