Burns v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
CERTIORARI to review the action of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco in proceedings for contempt. J. C. B. Hebbard, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is a proceeding in certiorari, to review an order of the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco, adjudging the petitioner guilty of contempt.
A writ of review can only be granted .when the court or tribunal to which it is directed has exceeded its jurisdiction. (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 1068.) In a proceeding for contempt not committed in the immediate view and presence of the court, the superior court has jurisdiction to proceed when an affidavit stating the facts constituting the alleged contempt has been filed, and it appears that the facts charged do, in law, constitute a…
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