People ex rel. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance v. Calumet National Bank

By this appeal Chester D. Masters (hereafter called respondent) seeks the reversal of an order finding him in contempt of court and committing him to the county jail of Cook county until such time as he offers to appear and testify and produce certain books, documents, etc., concerning the suit of The Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York, a corporation, (hereafter called complainant) against Calumet National Bank, a corporation (hereafter called defendant).

The original proceedings, out of which grew this contempt, arose on a bill filed August 21, 1930, by the complainant,…