State ex rel. Chappell v. Giles
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL PROM CIRCUIT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY. This was a proceeding in the Circuit Court of Jefferson county, at the February term, A. D. 1859, instituted by the respondent as relator, to punish the appellant for a contempt of court, in neglecting to execute a writ of assistance, issued by the clerk of the court, and delivered to Ernest Off, the under sheriff of the appellant; and was based upon the affidavits of H. Mulberger, and J. J. Enos, attorneys for Chap-pell ; and…
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APPEAL PROM CIRCUIT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY. This was a proceeding in the Circuit Court of Jefferson county, at the February term, A. D. 1859, instituted by the respondent as relator, to punish the appellant for a contempt of court, in neglecting to execute a writ of assistance, issued by the clerk of the court, and delivered to Ernest Off, the under sheriff of the appellant; and was based upon the affidavits of H. Mulberger, and J. J. Enos, attorneys for Chap-pell ; and upon the relation, an attachment was issued and served by the coroner, and the appellant, being in custody, answered…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Paine, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson county, by which the sheriff was adjudged guilty of a contempt, for not executing a writ of assistance, and fined ten dollars and costs. The general rule in relation to convictions for contempt is, that there is no appeal. But there is a very clear distinction between those *102proceedings for contempt which are merely in the nature of civil remedies, for the benefit of the party injured, and those aimed at conduct which tends directly to interrupt the proceedings and impair the authority of the court. In…
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