Coyle v. Sawyer

— The petitioner was committed to jail for contempt of court “until such time as he complied with the order of the court.” The contempt was predicated on Section 4463 of the Code of 1897, which reads:

“If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, he may be imprisoned until he performs it.”

The primary contentions of the petitioner are: (1) That he did nothing that constitutes a contempt of court, and even though he did, the respondent did not proceed properly; (2) that the.order entered was illegal and void.

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