Legal Opinion
State ex rel. DeBuys v. Judges of Civil District Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1880No. 8109PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
This is an application for a certiorari, to ascertain the validity of certain proceedings by which the relator was sentenced, for a contempt of court, to an imprisonment of ten days and to a fine of fifty dollars.
In substance, the relator charges that, on Saturday, the 18th December, 1880, he was arrested in his office by the Civil Sheriff of this parish, under a pretended order of court, and conveyed to the courtroom of the Civil District Court in this city, where he was, without hearing, condemned by the said Court to pay a fine of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Batchelder v. MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871
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3Cited by15 opinions
- McClatchy v. Superior Court of SacramentoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
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- State ex rel. Union Sawmill Co. v. Summit Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. JacksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
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