In re Garis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 272, Jan. T., 1897, by David V. Garis, from order of G. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1897, No. 831, issuing an attachment for contempt. ■ Petition for inquisition in lunacy in forma pauperis. On March 26, 1897, David Garis presented his petition to the court of common pleas asking for an inquisition in forma pauperis to inquire into the lunacy of his wife, Katharine S. Garis.
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Appeal, No. 272, Jan. T., 1897, by David V. Garis, from order of G. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., March T., 1897, No. 831, issuing an attachment for contempt. ■ Petition for inquisition in lunacy in forma pauperis. On March 26, 1897, David Garis presented his petition to the court of common pleas asking for an inquisition in forma pauperis to inquire into the lunacy of his wife, Katharine S. Garis. The court appointed a commissioner, and an inquisition was filed, finding that Katharine S. Garis ivas a lunatic. On June 1, 1897, the Equitable Trust Company ivas appointed committee of the estate of said…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mu. Cheek Justice Sterrett,
This appeal brings up for review the action of the court below in issuing the attachment to compel the production and delivery to the appellee of personal property, etc., alleged to belong to the estate of the lunatic.
Summary proceedings, such as were contemplated in this case, rest upon the necessity of maintaining the dignity and authority of the courts by punishing both direct and constructive contempts of their authority: Com. v. Perkins et al., 124 Pa. 48; 4 Bl. Com. 285, 286. In the latter, the learned commentator, referring to ordinary cases of…
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