State v. Downing
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge. A contempt proceeding having been instituted against F. O. Downing for not obeying an order of court, he was adjudged guilty, and from this order he appeals. Further facts appear in the opinions. A motion to dismiss the appeal was overruled, opinion by Judge 'Wolverton, and the case was heard on its merits and affirmed, opinion by Judge Moore.
1Opinion of the Court 1
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
2Opinion of the Court · WolvertonChief Justice Wolverton
On October 7, 1897, the relator, Thomas J. Hammer, obtained a judgment in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Multnomah County against the appellant, F. O. Downing, *312and one F. H. Hopkins, as partners under the firm name of Downing, Hopkins & Company, for $7,817.50, with accruing interest and costs. On April 4, 1898, it appearing in a proceeding supplemental to execution that Downing had $10,000 in his possession and under his control liable to execution upon said judgment, which he unjustly refused to apply towards the payment of the same, the court made…
3Cases cited1 opinion
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