Fromme v. . Gray
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Hew York, made December 16, 1895, which reversed an order of the General Term of the City Court of Hew York, affirming an order of Special Term adjudging the defendant guilty of contempt, and discharged the defendant from custody.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Hew York, made December 16, 1895, which reversed an order of the General Term of the City Court of Hew York, affirming an order of Special Term adjudging the defendant guilty of contempt, and discharged the defendant from custody. In this action, which was brought to recover for the services rendered to the defendant by the plaintiffs as his attorneys,, the defendant interposed an answer, putting in issue the-material allegations of the complaint, and the action was tried upon the issues formed by…
1Per curiam
We are not impressed with the force of the argument which is made in support of the order of the City Court, and we deem it only necessary to state briefly our reasons for affirming the action of the Common Pleas Court. The proposition involved is somewhat startling and can have no support in the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure; unless found in the very strained construction "which has been placed upon subdivision 2 of section 14, which treats of civil contempts. The subdivision mentions as one of the cases, “ a party to the action or special proceeding * * * for any deceit or abuse…
2Cited by24 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Falk v. Sheriff of N.Y. CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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