Legal Opinion
Ketscher v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 14, 1970No. Civ. 1317PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GARGANO, J.
After hearing an order to show cause, petitioner was adjudicated in constructive contempt of court for disobeying an alleged oral order of the superior court. He was fined $500 and sentenced to serve five days in the county jail. The fine was suspended, and because petitioner is a farmer he was ordered to serve the sentence in the county jail only during nighttime hours. Petitioner brings this action for write of prohibition to enjoin the court from executing the sentence.
Petitioner does not deny that he committed the acts for which he was adjudicated in contempt. He…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex parte HollisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
- Von Schmidt v. WidberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Commercial Bank of Spanish America, Ltd. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Jablon v. HennebergerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
- In Re GilreathCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
3Cited by9 opinions
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