State v. Downing
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge. A contempt proceeding having been instituted against F. O. Downing for not obeying an order of court, he was adjudged guilty, and from this order he appeals. Further facts appear in the opinions. A motion to dismiss the appeal was overruled, opinion by Judge 'Wolverton, and the case was heard on its merits and affirmed, opinion by Judge Moore.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
2Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
This is a special proceeding by the State of Oregon, on the relation of Thos. J. Hammer, to punish F. O. Downing for a constructive contempt in disobeying an order of the circuit court for Multnomah County requiring him to apply certain money found by the court to be in his possession to the satisfaction of a judgment against him and another in favor of Hammer. It was instituted June 30, 1898, by filing an affidavit of which the following is a copy, to wit:
*315Thomas J. Hammer, Plaintiff. v. F. O. Downing and F. H. Hopkins, partners, styled Downing & Hopkins, Defendants.
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3Cases cited35 opinions
- People, Ex Rel. v. . Court of Oyer and TermNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Ex parte SpencerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
- Wyatt v. the PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
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- Welch v. BarberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
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