Fisher v. Pace
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
While participating as counsel in the trial of a cause the petitioner, Joe J. Fisher, was adjudged guilty of contempt committed in the presence of the court by the District Court of Jasper County, Texas. The petitioner’s client was the plaintiff in an action under the state workmen’s compensation law. The case was being tried before a jury and the parties had stipulated as to the average weekly wage of the claimant and the rate of compensation per week. The only remaining questions to be determined were as to the extent and duration of the incapacity resulting from an injury to the claimant’s…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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- Cooke v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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