Sloman v. Reilly

Plaintiff is an attorney at law, and was engaged in the trial of a slander suit, wherein Archibald W. Beers was.plaintiff and Charles M. Payment was defendant. Defendant was the presiding judge. During the progess of '•the trial the court entered an order finding plaintiff guilty ■of contempt committed in the immediate view and presence of the court, and imposing a penalty therefor. At the conclusion of the trial, and after the jury had retired for consultation, the court found plaintiff guilty of another contempt, for which a penalty was imposed. The validity of. these orders is the question…