People ex rel. Cowan v. Hamil
New York Supreme Court
Proceeding by tbe People, on the relation of William A. Cowan, against Harley Hamil, as Sheriff for the County of Monroe. Order discharging relator from custody.
1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, J.
This relator is confined in the county jail of the county of Monroe by virtue of an order made by the special county judge of that county, adjudging him guilty of' a civil contempt of court. This order was granted in proceedings supplementary to execution, and was based upon relator’s refusal to answer certain questions propounded to him before the referee and to turn over, as directed, certain securities claimed to be under his control and applicable toward the judgment out of which the proceedings grew.
[1] The objection to the validity of the order because the contempt proceeding was not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Socialistic Co-operative Publishing Ass'n v. KuhnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Wolf v. ButtnerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
- Wolfe v. KnightCity of New York Municipal Court · 1896