In re Chadwick
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to St. Clair; Daboll,. J., presiding. Anson E. Chadwick was found guilty of contempt of court, and brings certiorari. The respondent, Anson E. Chadwick, was found guilty of contempt of court in the circuit court for the county of St. Clair, and has brought the proceedings to this court for review upon the writ of certiorari.
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Certiorari to St. Clair; Daboll,. J., presiding. Anson E. Chadwick was found guilty of contempt of court, and brings certiorari. The respondent, Anson E. Chadwick, was found guilty of contempt of court in the circuit court for the county of St. Clair, and has brought the proceedings to this court for review upon the writ of certiorari. Mr. Chadwick was one of the solicitors for the defendant in the case of McMorran v. Fitzgerald, 106 Mich. 649. The decree of the court below was entered November 2, 1894. judge Vance was the judge of the St. Clair circuit. Judge Eldredge, who heard and decided…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). The power to punish for contempt is inherent in, and as ancient as, courts themselves. It is essential to the proper administration of the. law, to enable courts to enforce their orders, judgments, and decrees, and to preserve the confidence and respect of the people, without which the rights of the people cannot be maintained and enforced. Law writers and decisions, both ancient and modern, have recognized this power. Blackstone said:
“Contempts may arise by speaking or writing contemptuously of courts or judges acting in their judicial capacity, by printing false…
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