Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Grant v. City Court
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1888PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Application for writ of prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
This is an application for an absolute writ of prohibition commanding the city court of New. York; and the justices thereof individually, to refrain from making any order punishing Hugh J. Grant, as sheriff of the city and county of New York, as for a contempt in refusing to obey an alleged order made by said justices of said court dated the 6th day of April, 1888. It appears from the moving papers that on the said 6th day of April the relator was served with the following order:
“City Court of New York.
“New York, April 6,1888.
“Whereas, the justices of the city court have heretofore repeatedly…
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